Best 5 quotes of Gregory Bassham on MyQuotes

It's in out-of-the-ordinary situations - especially situations of challenge or adversity - that the most important differences between people shine through.

Only by knowing yourself can you live honestly and find your own path.

Think of how you feel when you are sick, or how you felt when you were learning to ride your bike. The physical state of your body has a direct effect on how you think about the world, on the state of your mind. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that your body has a direct effect on who you are. (30) In an essay by Eric Saidel, Sirius Black: Man or Dog

To pursue wisdom is to live in such a way that one is prepared to face death when it comes. (247)

we live our lives from the "inside", from the vantage point of our own personal mini-cam on life. This gives us privileged access to what's going on inside our own heads. But sometimes we can be too close to ourselves to see us as we truly are. We lack perspective, objectivity. That's where friends can help. Friends can tell you when you're selfish or rude or making a total fool of yourself. Conversely, they can let you know when you're being kind or generous or need to lighten up on yourself.