The Self Quotes
Human beings seem to be far more autonomous and self-governed than modern psychological theory allows for.
The vocabulary of one’s self-criticism is so impoverished and clichéd. We are at our most stupid in our self-hatred.
The tension between 'yes' and no', between 'I can' and 'I cannot,' makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one's self.
Self-reliance leads to intellectual independence. Each man must think for himself, must train the mind to think, must habituate the soul to observe and analyze.
The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.
The performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities
Baseball gives ... a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Baseball is a man maker.
Self-justification and judging others go together, as justification by grace and serving others go together.
The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest, we can reduce per capita costs.
In any influence, will, a self, the ego, the I AM is the greater force to be dealt with, but as numbers do influence, a knowledge of same certainly gives an individual a foresight into relationships.
One's self-image and image of the future have a great deal to do with what that person is motivated to do and able to do, as well as the extent to which he is able to change his behavior.
I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it... It is unrequited self-love.
Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
The burning conviction that we have a holy duty toward others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft.
Will, therefore, is the unbroken determination to exercise free choice as well as self-restraint, in spite of the unavoidable experience of shame and doubt in infancy.
Such to me is the new image of aging; growth in self, and service for all mankind.
Every time I start a picture ... I feel the same fear, the same self-doubts . . . and I have only one source on which I can draw, because it comes from within me.
Perfect self-expression will never be labor, but of such absorbing interest that it will seem almost like play.
Finally, is not liberty the restricting of the law only to its rational sphere of organizing the right of the individual to lawful self-defense; of punishing injustice?
Sometimes your higher self will guide you to make mistakes so you can learn lessons.
There's a treasury full of jade and jewels; It is in you. Don't go searching far from home for it-it's here.
My default is self-destruction, and anything on top of that is a bloody lot of work.
Self esteem is built from the inside out and that is my inspiring message to all people.
Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just
The world is full of double beds And most delightful maidenheads, Which being so, there's no excuse For sodomy or self-abuse.
I never know why self-sacrifice is noble. Why is it better to sacrifice oneself than someone else?
Here I stand and make Both myth and reality in my own way And live the violence of my dream and of my reality.
Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.
Aggressiveness carries with it an incalculable moral edge in any combat, offensive or defensive.
Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change.
Beware of solipsism Funny word. Sounds like it means "love of melons" or something. I looked it up. It means believing that "the self is the only reality." Am I solipsist?
I think we are able to keep active provided we approach our lives with creativity. I think the mere fact that we keep doing is self-creating.
Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.
There is no such thing as living alone, for all living is relationship; but to live without direct relationship demands high intelligence, a swifter and greater awareness for self-discovery.
When you rest in the weakness of your heart, your being moves and your self becomes quieted.
Self-pity is the most negative quality of the human spirit. Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.
If you don't like yourself, you're going to have a really hard time getting along with anyone else.
Love and Self-control are the bookends of the fruit of the Spirit. Remove one of them and the rest fall over