A Quote by Paul of the Cross
I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy.
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Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
The greatest victory is over self.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.
Aikido can be summed up like this: True victory is self-victory; let that day arrive quickly! (True victory) means unflinching courage; (self-victory) symbolizes unflagging effort; and (let that day arrive quickly) represents the glorious moment of triumph in the here and now.
Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.
Self importance is man's greatest enemy.
If you fail to gain absolute self-control, you have failed in the greatest victory of life.
The greatest enemy one ever faces is one's own self.
Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit.
The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
Perhaps the greatest self-deceit is to tell ourselves that we can be self-sufficient.
The phenomenon of war is its hermaphroditism: the principles of victory and of defeat inhabit the same body and the necessary opponent, enemy, is merely the bed they self-exhaust each other on.
To kill your enemy is not a victory; but to make your enemy your friend that is a victory!
This is the greatest stumbling block in our spiritual discipline, which, in actuality, consists not in getting rid of the self but in realizing the fact that there is no such existence from the first.
Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally.
The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.
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