Word: self
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first principle is that the body dies in decaying partially at every instant. At every stage of its growth every organism not only is, but is passing away from what is. Moreover, nothing can exist in only itself. Its purpose is ministry, and by ministry it preserves itself. Self preservation would be self destruction. So it is with the "independent" thinker, who refuses to follow the universal theory. Mental progress means to part with our own pet whims and obey the universal theories and principles...
There come times in the lives of all classes and races of men when they hear with perfect distinctness, the command "be ye perfect," It comes in the time of solitude when men are apt to be thinking of self and urges them to new endeavor. Moreover men are perfectly conscious that until they try to be better they have neglected the first essential to the truest type of life. Though the command is easy to hear it is often very difficult to obey. The strength of the passions is constantly at work to keep a man where...
...great trouble with a man's perfecting himself is the fact of self-consciousness. The man who aims directly at making himself perfect gets in his own way. Right here the law of indirectness begins to act. Almost all the truth comes to us indirectly. Eloquence of the highest sort expresses itself in figures of speech and poetry, especially, naturally clothes itself in metaphor. So it is with the man who seeks perfection. His seeking must be along an indirect line or it becomes mere selfishness...
...power outside of himself and these powers he must find in some great personality From the example and relationship of this personality he can fill his soul with great aims, high aspirations and can become the embodiment of a great purpose with absolutely no room left for considation of self...
...Psychology Theory of Self-Consciousness from the Teacher's Point of View...