A quotation from Cicero

For men ought not to be so elated by the dignity of the affairs which they have undertaken to manage, as to have no regard to their ease; nor ought they to dwell with fondness on any sort of ease which is inconsistent with dignity.
 
[Neque enim rerum gerendarum dignitate homines ecferri ita convenit ut otio non prospiciant, neque ullum amplexari otium quod abhorreat a dignitate.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 45 / sec. 98 (56-02 BC) [tr. Yonge (1891)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #prosestio #dignity #indolence #leisure #publicservice #recreation #retirement #sloth #worklifebalance #idleness #laziness #selfimportance #prestige

🎵 Ah yes, because the world desperately needed *another* ambient music site to help you pretend you're productive while scrolling through cat videos. 🙄 Good luck achieving "deep work" when you're busy basking in the glow of your own self-importance. 💻✨
https://ambientmusic.com/ #ambientmusic #productivity #catvideos #deepwork #selfimportance #HackerNews #ngated

Brendan's dramatic exit from Intel is less a swan song and more a kazoo solo 🎺. Packed with more self-referential links than a Wikipedia wormhole, this blog post is a testament to his own inflated sense of importance 🚀. One can't help but wonder if anyone is truly listening, or if he's just shouting into the digital void 📡.
https://www.brendangregg.com/blog//2025-12-05/leaving-intel.html #BrendanIntelExit #kazooSolo #selfImportance #digitalVoid #HackerNews #HackerNews #ngated

Self-importance can be detrimental, leading to damaged relationships, isolation, and various mental health issues. It is associated with arrogance, a lack of empathy, and an unwillingness to admit fault or learn from others. Stop the damage by opening up eyes and seeing the result. #selfimportance #life #damage

🎩 Ah yes, another tech blog drowning in self-importance, this time whining about Google's latest play. Ever heard of sideloading? 🎢 Apparently, it's the hill to die on when you've got nothing better to write about. 🤦‍♂️
https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html #techblog #drama #sideloading #Google #issues #selfimportance #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Another day, another self-important tech bro sermonizing about "saving the day" with the most cringeworthy hack imaginable. 🙄 Apparently, racking up technical debt is the new hero's journey. Spoiler: if it's labeled "best worst," maybe it's just... bad? 👏
https://jeffersonheard.ghost.io/the-best-worst-hack-that-saved-our-bacon/ #techbro #cringe #selfimportance #technicaldebt #badideas #herojourney #HackerNews #ngated

A quotation from Hazlitt

The least pain in our little finger gives more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer
Essay (1829-10), “American Literature — Dr. Channing,” Edinburgh Review, Vol. 50, No. 99, Art. 7

More info about this quote: wist.info/hazlitt-william/1423…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hazlitt #williamhazlitt #compassion #concern #discomfort #pain #perspective #pity #scale #selfabsorption #selfcenteredness #selffocus #selfimportance #selfpity #selfishness

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

These illustrations suggest four general maxims, which will prove an adequate preventative of persecution mania if their truth is sufficiently realized. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The second is: Don’t overestimate your own merits. The third is: don’t expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself. And the fourth is: don’t imagine that most people give enough thought to you to have any desire to persecute you.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)

More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/788…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #altruism #ego #motivation #paranoia #persecution #perspective #pride #selfawareness #selfcentered #selfimportance

A quotation from The Bible

   Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else. “Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.
   “The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, ‘I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there. I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’
   “But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’
   “I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”
 
   [Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶν δίκαιοι καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιποὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης.
   ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο, Ὁ θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης· νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι.
   ὁ δὲ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπᾶραι εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἔτυπτεν τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων, Ὁ θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ.
   λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ παρ᾽ ἐκεῖνον· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 18: 9-14, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector” [GNT (1992 ed.)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/bible-nt/35493/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #jesus #parable #faithandworks #arrogance #ego #hubris #humility #legalism #pride #repentance #selfimportance #selfrighteousness #sin #sinner #works