People, in general, tend to project onto others their own state of mind. Well-meaning people inevitably assume other people are well meaning. People who cheat assume everyone cheats. People who deceive assume everybody deceives. Confessions of a Whistle-Blower: Lessons Anna C. Salter. Ethics & Behavior, Volume 8, Issue 2 June 1998
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And I know exactly where my cracks are and how deep they run. I don't pretend ... C. JOYBELL C. Go in the direction of where your peace is coming from. C. JOYBELL C. What if you could pick one day of your life, and everything would stop changing, every day would be ... C. JOYBELL C. A fine giornata ci sono poche persone intorno a voi che vogliono veramente vedervi sereni, felici e ... C. JOYBELL C. Please do not break your heart over the withering of a dream you once held, that never became yours!... C. JOYBELL C. Today, young girls measure the quality of their beauty based upon its entertainment value. The more ... C. JOYBELL C. Writing, music, sculpting, painting, and prayer! These are the three things that are most closely re... C. JOYBELL C. Flowers that are offered for the dead, do not know the difference of where their beauty will be plac... C. JOYBELL C. Beauty without grace is like a fish far displaced from the water and looking at this kind of beauty ... C. JOYBELL C. I really feel sorry for the many men who are surrounded by people who flatter them all the time. In ... C. JOYBELL C. At the end of the day, there are very few people around you who truly want to see you peaceful, happ... C. JOYBELL C. No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That... C. JOYBELL C. You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they lo... C. JOYBELL C. I believe in women uplifting other women. The only thing that makes our gender weaker, is the fact t... C. JOYBELL C. I find it odd- the greed of mankind. People only like you for as long as they perceive they can get ... C. JOYBELL C. My spirit is healthy, yes. But I tell you, my flesh is healthy too. I am enlightened and free, but I... C. JOYBELL C. Life is not compassionate towards victims. The trick is not to see yourself as one. It's never too l... C. JOYBELL C. "You shouldn't feel so bad about being afraid of so many things." "Why not?" "Because if you were... C. JOYBELL C. I don't know why people are afraid of lust. Then I can imagine that they are very afraid of me, for ... C. JOYBELL C. God is colourblind. But we are not God. God does not need to see colour and difference. God is far b... C. JOYBELL C. It is only when you accept how different you all are, that you will be able to see how much the same... C. JOYBELL C. It is when we think we can act like God, that all respect is lost, and I think this is the downfall ... C. JOYBELL C. I think the reason why I don't read so much, is because as I have observed, whole books all boil dow... C. JOYBELL C.