Excessive caution
A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they’re dead
A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt
The conservative who resists change is as valuable as the radical who proposes it
Sir Roger Scruton: How to Be a Conservative
How many men have asked you to marry them? Not a lot. Most had too strong an instinct for self-preservation
Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful
When you’re surrounded by stupidity, self-preservation isn’t a sin
No Safety in Self-Preservation | Sadhguru
Related to 4(e) Protection, 5(e) Susceptibility, 11(e) Attachment
To a lesser extend related to 1(e) Estimation, 2(e) Confusion, 7(e) Stubbornness, 8(f) Hesitation
Often confused with 1(c) Safety, 4(a) Resoluteness, 4(b) Responsibility, 16(a) Firmness, 16(b) Courage, 17(a) Invincibility
May be incompatible with 18(a-c) Creativity and higher