“In others, look for virtue. In yourself, look for vice” – Ben Franklin
Look for the good in others, and look for areas you can get better in your own life.
If you do this, you will have many friends who are happy to see you, and you will be humble. And after years of trying to fix or neutralize your flaws and improve your strengths, you’ll be pretty damn good.
It’s easy to see how living this the other way around can get you in trouble.
If you “Looked for the flaws in others and the virtue in yourself”. That’s not going to work out too well. People will hate you as you think you are better than them (you aren’t) and you won’t be trying to get better.
In looking for virtue in others and vice in yourself, what you are doing is holding yourself to a higher standard than everybody else.
Meeting a higher standard than others is a good way to become better than average.
Don’t you think?
Excellent message; thanks for sharing this today.
Awesome message Larry-right on target and love to see Ben Franklin being quoted as he had so much wisdom. He was the founder of the University (of Pennsylvania) where I did my undergraduate work.
I have friends that still do drugs and drink heavy and they are 60. I stopped the drugs 30 years ago and drink a lot less. Sadly, I dont get invited to hang out with them as much. I dont cast judgement. If anything, I think they judge me for not partying hard anymore.