QUOTATION: Self-Will

The national anthem of Hell is 'I did it my way'.

--Peter Kreeft

QUOTATION: Spiritual Progress

Let each one remember that he will make progress in all spiritual things only insofar as he rids himself of self-love, self-will, and self-interest.

-- St. Ignatius Loyola

QUOTATION: The Natural Self

The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe. And especially it wants to be left to itself: to keep well away from anything better or stronger or higher than it, anything that might make it feel small. It is afraid of the light and air of the spiritual world, just as people who have been brought up to be dirty are afraid of a bath. And in a sense it is quite right. It knows that if the spiritual life gets hold of it, all its self-centredness and self-will are going to be killed and it is ready to fight tooth and nail to avoid that

--C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

QUOTATION: Self-Will

The human spirit will not even begin to try to surrender self-will as long as all seems to be well with it.

--C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

QUOTATION: Self-Will

The greatest gift one can receive from God in this world is wisdom, power and will to conquer himself, by denying self-will. 

--St. Francis de Sales