What may appear to be proud ungrateful and headstrong fron the outside may from the inside express an unshakable integrity of character. Pride, if it doesn't step over the line into arrogance, is simply an unprejudiced self-esteem. Ingratitude is the appropriate response to a kindness that has hooks on it. Headstrong is another word for trusting your own heart.
Stephen MitchellIf you listen to the traffic with a clear mind, without any concepts, it is not noisy, it is only what it is.
Stephen MitchellWhen speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock.
Stephen MitchellBut self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.
Stephen Mitchell