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One was "amour de soi" (French for "love of self") which is the drive for self-preservation. Rousseau considered this drive to be the root of all human drives. The other was "amour-propre" (often also translated as "self-love", but which also means "pride"), which refers to the self-esteem generated from being appreciated by other people. [11]
Amour-propre (French: [amuʁ pʁɔpʁ]; lit. ' self-love ') is a French term that can be variously translated as "self-love", "self-esteem", or "vanity".In philosophy, it is a term used by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who contrasts it with another kind of self-love, which he calls amour de soi.
Rousseau maintained in Emile that amour de soi is the source of human passion as well as the origin and the principle of all the other desires. [1] [2] It is associated with the notion of "self-preservation" as a natural sentiment that drives every animal to watch over its own survival. [1]
Loving yourself is easier said than done, we know. But not only is the practice important, it's life-changing. “Self-love is important because it sets the tone for how you show up in all other ...
"Self love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first."
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Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. [1] In Christianity , self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline .
“Love and the self are one, and the discovery of either is the realization of both.” — Leo Buscaglia “In your own life it’s important to know how spectacular you are.”