Self Quotes

Self Quote of the day

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

No matter how small you start, always dream big.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

You cannot change the past, but you can make a difference now

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

There is no substitute for Hard Work.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

I wish I could show you...the astonishing light of your own being.

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

With the right attitude, self imposed limitations vanish

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Through others we become ourselves.

Be your own leader, be your own self, step out of my shadows and be your own person.

I want to show my true self, not how I want to be seen by others.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and later you will win over those of greater skill.

First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Do you know how much faster I can fix an airplane when I want to fix it than when I don't want to fix it?

Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

It is not by telling people about ourselves that we demonstrate our Christianity. Words are cheap. It is by costly, self-denying Christian practice that we show the reality of our faith.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Your future depends on what you do today.

Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the temple which houses the Pure Self within.

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.

Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions.

People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak.

Bodybuilding is an art, your body is the canvas, weights are your brush and nutrition is your paint. We all have the ability to turn a self portrait into a masterpiece.

When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem.

It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

You know, what's interesting is, being your own self is kind of a blur.