Next to possessing genius one's self is the power of…

Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a…

— Anonymous

“Mediocrity is self-inflicted and genius is self-bestowed.”

— Walter Russell

Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

— Walter Russell

I believe that mediocrity is self-inflicted and that genius is self-bestowed.

— Walter Russell

Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody.

— Augustus William Hare

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them if they will not apply themselves to me.

— Michel de Montaigne

I bid you conquer in your warfare against your four great enemies, the world, the devil, the flesh, and above all, that obstinate and…

— Augustus William Hare

“A woman's sense of self and power should come not from the number of heads she can turn, but rather from the minds and…

— Tziporah Heller

You are a bundle of mysteries. Finding and conquering yourself is a lifetime task. There are unplumbed depths in you full of the rich…

— Wilferd Peterson

“Sometimes all it takes is one person to speak their truth. Speak yours.”

— Catherine Louise Birmingham

“Self care, self love. Self esteem, self confidence”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“that's life. if we down and drop to the bottom point, that's mean from that point we can be more strong and be ready…

— ikke achmad

As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll always need - tremendous self control.

— Ashleigh Brilliant

There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than half accomplishes…

— Charlotte Dacre