Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. Bp. Hall.
Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort, / As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit, / That could be moved to smile at anything. Jul. Cæs., i. 2.
Seldom, in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want. Goethe.
Seldom is a life wholly wrecked but the cause 35 lies in some internal mal-arrangement, some want less of good fortune than of good guidance. Carlyle.
Self-complacence over the concealed destroys its concealment. Goethe.
Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness or a realisation of our duty and privilege as God's children. Phillips Brooks.
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. Johnson.
Self-deception is one of the most deadly of all dangers. Saying.
Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, 40 and the loftiest kind thereof comes only of a religious stock. Theo. Parker.
Self-denial is painful for a moment, but very agreeable in the end. Jane Taylor.