Self Quotes
In my opinion, a war between England and Germany was a war between brothers. In my inner self I admired the English government and political system.
We bear our shades about us; self-deprived Of other screen, the thin umbrella spread, And range an Indian waste without a tree.
The good news is that . . . humans are gifted by the potential for self-awareness and intelligent choice, and knowing our circumstance is an invitation to change.
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.
The true Mason's level of discernment increases with every use of the working tools, because the true Mason is ever working on him/her self.
The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles... are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach self-reliance.
I learned that the richness of life is found in adventure. . . . It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. There is stagnation only in security.
Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent; for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.
An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.
Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality.
There is a luxury in self-dispraise; And inward self-disparagement affords To meditative spleen a grateful feast.
We are living in the time of self-creation and you can become your own star and this is the essential set that it needs to take that selfie that's going to take you to that next place.
Zen is the way of complete self-realization; a living human being who follows the way of Zen can attain satori and then live a new life as a Buddha.
The shadow escapes from the body like an animal we had been sheltering.
Discipline is what you must have to resist the lure of excuses
He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.
The light died in the low clouds. Falling snow drank in the dusk. Shrouded in silence, the branches wrapped me in their peace. When the boundaries were erased, once again the wonder: that *I* exist.
However, when we are depressed, being reminded of other people's suffering only serves to increase our self-hatred.
All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.
They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed.
Such is the strength of the burden of habit. Here I have the power to be but do not wish it. There I wish to be but lacks the power. On both grounds, I'm in misery.
The only thing between you and success is your thinking. Defeatist thoughts are the mother of inaction.
The Sacred Bombshell knows that her creative feminine energy is a catalyst. She remembers her womb wisdom.
If you honestly know how you help people, then you should become passionate about sharing it, spread the good news, give everyone a chance to share in the solutions that you can provide.
I may not be old but I’m too old to have this much nothing
The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest.
You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.
I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!
Don't be so defensive and afraid to be proven wrong that you miss the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.
To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one's self.... And to venture in the highest is precisely to be conscious of one's self.
When do you manipulate others for your own advantage? When I notice myself doing it, usually it is when I am feeling insecure.
If we observe ourselves truthfully and non-judgmentally, seeing the mechanisms of our personality in action, we can wake up, and our lives can be a miraculous unfolding of beauty and joy.
Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self.
...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically.
Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
As far as you can, get into the habit of asking yourself in relation to any action taken by another: "What is his point of reference here?" But begin with yourself: examine yourself first.
The more kindness and justice are challenged, the more we must embrace them. Only when you are challenged - and only when you challenge yourself - do you discover what truly matters.
