It’s a known fact that people who remain calm when being criticized are more likely to have high self esteem. Whereas people who become aggressive and lash out when receiving criticism are more likely to be insecure narcissists.
“When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.” ― R. J. Palacio, Wonder “Just because you’re offended doesn’t make you right. You may have offended yourself.” ― Steve Caswell
“If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.” ― Henry David Thoreau
“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!” ― Ezra Taft Benson
“Life is a matter of perspective. Choose yours carefully but choose to love above all things.” ― Steve Caswell
“Condemning others as bad or sinful is a way to feel righteous. Such a feeling is a powerful mood alteration and can become highly addictive.” ― John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You
“People who do away with the law are the lawless ones. Torah has not been abolished.” ― Steve Caswell
“None are righteous. The best we can do is pursue righteousness. The only righteousness we can ever have is when Messiah’s blood cleanses us.” ― Steve Caswell
“Watch the too indignantly righteous. Before long you will find them committing or condoning the very offence which they have so fiercely censured.” ― Sri Aurobindo
“Sin in the Greek means to miss the mark. If you have sinned, it’s time to reline your sights.” ― Steve Caswell
“The abundant life begins from within and then moves outward to other individuals. If there is richness and righteousness in us, then we can make a difference in the lives of others, just as key individuals have influenced the lives of each of us for good and made us richer than we otherwise would have been.” ― Spencer W. Kimball
“For the believer, humility is honesty about one’s greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.” ― Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
“Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the interest of fellow men.” ― Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
“Just because they annoy you doesn’t mean they’re wrong!” ― Auliq Ice
“Leave the church that has any pastor who can through someone out just because he wants to.” ― Steve Caswell