Self Quotes · Page 204

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own self in all beings.

— Gautama Buddha

“Leave your limiting-self just like a snake shedding its skin so that you can go beyond your own frontiers!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

I didn't learn for years that you generally find your Self after you quit looking for it.

— Peg Bracken

What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.

— W. Somerset Maugham

“I garner what remains of my self-control and tell myself the truth: Not mine, not ever.”

— Tarryn Fisher

Get naked with your truth, offering the world your greatest gift: your authentic self.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

Satan delights to have us put ourselves down. Self-contempt is of Satan. There is no such thing in heaven.

— Neal A. Maxwell

If you fail to gain absolute self-control, you have failed in the greatest victory of life.

— Antoine R. Ivins

That we may give our body and our blood over to suffering and pain, like Christ - not for Self, but to…

— Oscar Romero

“Believe in yourself. Under-confidence leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy that you are not good enough for your work.”

— Dr Roopleen

What is politeness in the home but the outcome of affection and self-respect, and the suppression of all those natural instincts of…

— Humphry Davy

“In renunciation, egoism is present; [but] there is no egoism in saiyam (a state in which there is absence of anger, pride,…

— Dada Bhagwan

Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to…

— Abraham Lincoln

And this is the final meaning of work: the extension of human consciousness. The lesser meaning of work is the achieving of…

— D. H. Lawrence

When I get sent manuscripts from aspiring poets, I do one of two things: if there is no stamped self-addressed envelope, I…

— Philip Larkin

people's feelings about themselves change when they change the way they handle their money. Once they begin treating their money with respect,…

— Suze Orman

“The Illusory Self I am composed of body and soul, I seem to have mind, reason, sense, yet I find none of…

— Philo of Alexandria

I hope that I state your case fairly: One of my great fears is misrepresenting you, even to myself, now that you…

— Michael Arditti

“Beginning in infancy (or even before) each of us, in response to perceived threats to our well-being, develops a false self: a…

— Cynthia Bourgeault

Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your…

— Phylicia Rashad

I've tried to be clear about who I am, and be as open as possible with the press, and speak extremely candidly…

— Zachary Cole Smith

Intuition is the innate ability in everyone to perceive truth directly - not by reason, logic, or analysis, but by a simple…

— Goswami Kriyananda

It is only by remembering that 'Another lives in me' that we can die daily to that old, false, usurping self, and…

— Leanne Payne

I've learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me. There is a certain anger: it reaches…

— Sidney Poitier

It's so great to be able to make people laugh, because this is so often how we get our selves back.

— Anne Lamott

There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .

— Timothy Keller

What a searching preacher of self-command is the varying phenomenon of health.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-pity is egotism undiluted, after all—self-centeredness in its purest form.

— Rick Yancey

I don't like changing with the wind; I like sticking to my own self.

— Nicole Kidman

The average man plays to the gallery of his own self - esteem

— Elbert Hubbard

“When you understand what you’re truly worth, who is going to be able to make you feel worthless? No one.”

— Toni Sorenson

I think that self-discipline has to be accompanied by passion.

— John C. Maxwell

Remove the Ego and Avidya (Ignorance) is gone. Look for it, the ego vanishes and the real Self alone remains.

— Ramana Maharshi

“Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!”

— Dada Bhagwan

I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.

— Roxane Gay

Every act of genuine creativity means achieving a higher level of self-awareness and personal freedom.

— Rollo May

The power of a positive self-image plays a vital role in experiencing perfect health.

— Deepak Chopra

I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo.

— Ted Nugent

I know that love is about power, too. Who gives, who takes. Who is willing to risk showing their true self.

— Alison Goodman

Your mind is programmable – if you’re not programming your mind, someone else will program it for you.

— Jeremy Hammond