self-knowledge

self-knowledge

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I believe each individual human being is unique, precious, and sacred. He is the only entity of his exact kind and quality in the universe. He can think, feel, act, and create as no other human being can think, feel,...
January 1, 1950

To Sound the Notes of Human Passion

Stage, film and television actress Agnes Moorehead believes her life was made full by having a strong faith in God, pursuing truth, and committing her talents to the theater.
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

One of my earlier recollections is of my spiritually minded mother. She tolerantly watched me go through the common youthful period of materialist thinking, when Darwin, Hegel, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, of the so-called Rationalists School, were my regular reading diet....
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

Years ago, I worked as a harvester in the California orchards. Early in spring, along with others who wished to enjoy the clean air and delicious fruit, I would head for the cherry orchards. When the cherries had been picked,...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I believe that next to divine grace, God’s greatest gift to man is time—not time to fritter away, but time to use to the best advantage of one’s fellow man, and for the full development and fruition of those talents...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

Defining the beliefs by which we live is never easy; for most of us, in a full and busy life, take our ethics for granted, never stopping to think how much of what we profess to believe we actually incorporate...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I believe in belief—belief in God. My God given senses assure me that all components of what I know mentally and physically have their origin in God, who is eternally good. Looking for good and expecting the best to happen...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I’m not accustomed to expressing myself in words. Music is my means of expression, and I’m devoted to this way. As a violinist, I strive instinctively for technical perfection and faithful interpretation. And this may be said to be my...
January 1, 1950

A New Look from Borrowed Time

Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a stethoscope. “Yes,” he said, “there is a lesion in the left, upper lobe. You have a moderately advanced case…” I listened, stunned, as he continued, “You’ll...