David J. Lieberman Quotes

Never ask advice from someone who has something at stake or something to lose from your decision. The more objective the person is the greater value you should place on the input.

Consider, for example, lust versus love. When we lust after someone or something, we think in terms of what they (or it) can do for us. When we love, however, our thoughts are immersed in what we can give to someone else. Giving makes us feel good, so we do it happily. But when we lust, we only want to take. When someone we love is in pain, we feel pain. When someone whom we lust is in pain, we only think in terms of what that loss or inconvenience means to us.

Our focus is our reality. What we choose to focus on becomes our world. It produces our thoughts, values, attitudes, and beliefs.

Whenever you are questioning a person's desire for something, consider what he does, not necessarily what he says.

The reason why we often get poor advice is that it's hard to find a person who always has our best interest at heart, isn't envious in any way, and at no level thinks he knows what's best for you.

Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves.

Jealousy of other people's success is a sure sign that you feel unfulfilled in your own life. Seeing them enjoy the fruits of their labors is a painful reminder that you do not have what you want nor have you been actively seeking it.

The next time you make a snap judgment about a situation, take a few moments to understand an opposing viewpoint.

Whenever you are dealing with someone or something of unknown value the first one who places a value on it establishes its worth.

If you know how much reality is getting in, then you know a great deal about what a person sees to be true.

When a person gives, he loves the object of his giving more
and so love is planted and grows.

When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health.