n â SelbstgefÃ¤lligkeit f; (over sbâs misfortune or failure) â Schadenfreude f; it wasnât pleasant to listen to their gloating â es war kein VergnÃ¼gen, ihren selbstgefÃ¤lligen Reden/schadenfrohen Bemerkungen zuzuhÃ¶ren; their gloating over their own success â ihre selbstgefÃ¤llige Freude Ã¼ber ihren Erfolg.
The mind is definitely stronger than the body. The mind is a very powerful thing, it controls your emotions, reactions, and it attracts negative or positive things to your life, depending on your attitude towards life, If you're a positive person, positive things are more than likely to happen to you.
Fighting the Flesh. âFor those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peaceâ (vv. 5â6). Augustine of Hippo, in his famous Confessions, relates a story from his youth that has become well known. One day, Augustine hopped into a neighborâs orchard and stole some pears.