Self Quotes · Page 159

Circumstance does not make the man. Circumstance reveals man to himself.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Maya (illusionary vision) means ignorance of the (eternal) ‘elements’ of the ‘things’.”

— Dada Bhagwan

Consider the sea's listless chime: Time's self it is, made audible.

— Dante Alighieri

I love my self. Nobody does love me more, just Myself only. Therefore, Nobody I do love more, just Myself only.

— Andrea Lloren

Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement.

— Anonymous

You can never win when you wear the ugly cloak of self-pity and the sour sound of whining.

— Og Mandino

Self-expression is always a right, but it's still not there to be abused.

— Isaac Hayes

I monitor my self-talk, making sure that it is uplifting and supportive of myself and others.

— Louise Hay

Our search for certainty rests in our attempts at understanding the history of all individual selves and all civilizations. Beyond that, there…

— Julian Jaynes

“The Knowledge in which no doubt (shanka) is placed is known as doubtfree Knowledge (nihshank Gnan). Nishank Gnan is Knowledge of the…

— Dada Bhagwan

A lot of people go on this journey of finding themselves and then eventually realize that their true self wasn't on the…

— Jimmy O. Yang

Self-love . . . is the sole antagonist of virtue, leading us constantly by our propensities to self-gratification in violation of our…

— Thomas Jefferson

How can we learn self-knowledge? Never by taking thought but rather by action. Try to do your duty and you'll soon discover…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When your heart softens and opens, your being becomes matter in your self. That is the change of matter and what matters…

— John de Ruiter

No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.

— Martha Beck

When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it’s painful, and it certainly doesn’t feel like pride. But I believe that…

— Edward T Welch

But finding a voice-let's be clear-is a political act. It defines a moment of presence, of being awake; and it involves not…

— Mary Rose O'Reilley

Remove the heavy clothing of your self-definition. You are not woman, you are not American, you are not son, you are not…

— Jan Frazier

You Europeans know nothing about America. Because we amass large fortunes you think we care for nothing but money. We are nothing…

— W. Somerset Maugham

The other day, I saw a blog post where a woman wrote about why she was unfollowing me and that made me…

— Roxane Gay

Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah…

— Iain Duncan Smith

This is our Lord’s will, that our prayer and our trust be both alike large. For if we trust not as much…

— Julian of Norwich

Siddhartha has one single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die. No…

— Hermann Hesse

Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the…

— Thomas Jefferson

Are you sure self-pity is a luxury you can afford, Jack?

— Stephen King

Great self esteem comes from inside and feels hot and wonderful.

— Emme

I think most of us become self-critical as soon as we become self-conscious.

— Ellen Goodman

Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.

— Stephen Covey

Music study presents a natural, here-and-now route to selfknowledge and self-integration.

— William Westney

A just cause should need no interpretation yet flounders when confronted by self- interest and corruption.

— Peter Dunne

We never get to love by hate, least of all by self-hatred.

— Basil W. Maturin

“If one wants to go to moksha, he will indeed have to become (completely) free from sex [nirvishayi].”

— Dada Bhagwan

It is your action & behaviour which creates beauty of your inner self.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

Who but the Atman is capable of removing the bonds of ignorance, passion and self-interested action?

— Anonymous

“We lose ourselves in things we love. We find ourselves there, too.”

— Anonymous

My heart needs only one thing. It needs to be guided Along the age-old path Of life-blossoming self-awareness.

— Sri Chinmoy

Self-respect. It would make me lovable. And it's the secret to good sex.

— Susan Sontag

Do not fear to be your true self, for everything you want, wants you.

— Genevieve Behrend

No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.

— Erma Bombeck

Such to me is the new image of aging; growth in self, and service for all mankind.

— Ethel Percy Andrus