The Self Quotes

A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford.

But the self-controlled man, moving among objects, with his senses under restraint, and free from both attraction and repulsion, attains peace.

If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love.

A criminal becomes a popular figure because he unburdens in no small degree the consciences of his fellow man, for now they know once more where evil is to be found.

The instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred

Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth.

Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.

I worry about anthropomorphism as a form of self-deception. (The Christian religion is an anthropomorphic account of the universe.)

I am torn in two but I will conquer myself.

I do a lot of laughing at my own self in life, so I think I come at things with a pretty easygoing view.

The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.

Freedom is born of self-discipline. No individual, no nation, can achieve or maintain liberty without self-control. The undisciplined man (or woman) is a slave to his own weaknesses.

The individual is taught that there is nothing that he as a total person is to feel ashamed of or self-hating for.

Love from within, be determined and let your self-confidence take you to heights you never experienced before.

Honor is self-esteem made visible in action.

Whatever you gain through self promotion you'll have to sustain through self promotion. When our promotion comes from God, He sustains it.

When you lose your hair, it has an impact on confidence and your overall self-esteem whether it affects your career or your love life.

Don't be a VICTIM of negative self talk - remember YOU are listening.

Real power is not given to us or even created; real power is realized. It comes from realizing an inner sense of peace, self-worth, and happiness.

Cats invented self-esteem; there is not an insecure bone in their body.

Putting on a beautifully designed suit elevates my spirit, extols my sense of self, and helps define me as a man to whom details matter.

Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.

Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves.

Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here.

Self interest determines loyalty or betrayal.

Only when you are aware of the uniqueness of everyones individual body will you begin to have a sense of your own self-worth.

I do not see any beauty in self-restraint.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

Contrary to popular thinking, being worthy isn't something you earn, it's something you recognize.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

Self Realization is the first encounter with reality.

Self Government won't work without self discipline.

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore our country to greatness.

Disempowerment - whether defined in terms of a lack of self-confidence , apathy, fear, or an inability to take charge of one's own life - is perhaps the most unrecognised problem in Africa today.

There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.

With constant practice, one can improve his physical body and mental attitude rapidly, thereby igniting the higher motives of making one’s self useful to himself and all mankind.

To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.

Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.

Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.

To a writer, madness is a final distillation of self, a final editing down. It's the drowning out of false voices.

Know first that no urge, no influence, is greater than the will of the self to do what it determines to accomplish in any direction - whether physically, mentally, or spiritually.

I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success.

I'm tough on myself in terms of the standards I want to live up to, but that's also part of my pleasure: Knowing you are being your fullest self. Being your fullest self is a lot of work.

To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.

Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart.

To give life a meaning, one must have a purpose larger than self.

The Victorian woman became her ovaries, as today's woman has become her "beauty.

We're so very focused on ourselves and on self-promotion. It goes on all day with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.