Saturday, October 11, 2008

Notwithstanding our Weakness - Maxwell

Some of us who would not chastise a neighbor for his frailties have a field day with our own. Some of us stand before no more harsh a judge than ourselves, a judge who stubbornly refuses to admit much happy evidence and who cares nothing for due process. Fortunately, the Lord loves us more than we love ourselves. A constructive critic truly cares for that which he criticizes, including himself, whereas self-pity is the most condescending form of pity; it soon cannibalizes all other concerns.

Neal A. Maxwell, “Notwithstanding My Weakness,” Ensign, Nov 1976, 12

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