"Never be afraid of the world's censure;..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon
Never be afraid of the world's censure; it's praise is much more to be dreaded.
More by Charles Spurgeon
“Of two evils, choose neither.”
“To be forgiven is such sweetness that honey is tasteless in comparison with it. But yet there is one thing sweeter still, and that is to forgive. As it is more blessed to give than to receive, so to forgive rises a stage higher in experience than to be forgiven.”
“Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .”
More on Integrity
“I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.”
“If principle is good for anything, it is worth living up to.”
“I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.”
More on Fear
“When you are fully present with everyone you meet, you relinquish the conceptual identity you made for them - your interpretation of who they are and what they did in the past - and are able to interact without the egoic movements of desire and fear. Attention, which is alert stillness, is the key.”
“Because everybody lies. It's part of living in society. Don't get me wrong-I think it's necessary. The last thing anyone wants is to live in a society where total honesty prevails. Can you imagine the conversations? You're short and fat, one person might say, and the other might answer, I know. But you smell bad. It just wouldn't work. So people lie by omission all the time. People will tell you most of the story...and I've learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they're afraid." -Jo”
“Mutual fear is a principal link in the chain of mutual love.”