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title: "8 Boundaries Set Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Boundaries Set quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Boundaries Set sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Deborah was the only person on earth who knew what I really was, and even though she was still getting used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lindsay/deborah-was-the-only-person-on-earth-who-knew-what-i-really-was-and/)

[Jeff Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lindsay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/jeff-lindsay-1259_getting-used_deborah-was-the-only-person-on-earth-who_643019.png)

> [“What boundaries can you set to protect your actual needs? How important is your own autonomy? Are you communicating your boundaries and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-veaux/what-boundaries-can-you-set-to-protect-your-actual-needs-how/)

[Franklin Veaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-veaux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/franklin-veaux-17614_quote_what-boundaries-can-you-set-to-protect-y_1256233.jpg)

> [“Step outside of your comfort zone and go beyond the boundaries that you and others have set for yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-veal/step-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-and-go-beyond-the-boundaries-that/)

[Julius Veal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-veal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/julius-veal-46134_comfort-zone_step-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-and-go_1376632.jpg)

> [If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-maynard/if-i-told-you-about-all-the-stories-i-don-t-tell-i-would-be-violating/)

[Joyce Maynard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-maynard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/388/joyce-maynard-7181_boundaries_if-i-told-you-about-all-the-stories-i-do_1497292.jpg)

> [Providence has fixed the limits of human enjoyment by immovable boundaries, and has set different gratifications at such a distance from each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/providence-has-fixed-the-limits-of-human-enjoyment-by-immovable/)

[Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/336/samuel-johnson-50_art_providence-has-fixed-the-limits-of-human_2114905.png)

> [Don't confine yourself under boundaries set by others, your life is your's.. So live your life in your own terms, not of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farah-mustafa/don-t-confine-yourself-under-boundaries-set-by-others-your-life-is/)

[Farah Mustafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farah-mustafa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/farah-mustafa-8726_freedom_don-t-confine-yourself-under-boundaries_2171292.jpg)

> [The more others encounter us honoring the boundaries we have set for our lives, the more they will know that they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-silk/the-more-others-encounter-us-honoring-the-boundaries-we-have-set-for/)

[Danny Silk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-silk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/danny-silk-19074_boundaries_the-more-others-encounter-us-honoring-th_2181194.jpg)

> [“Venomous friends will not adhere to boundaries set by other people. They repeatedly push right past any off-limits signs you might have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-thomas/venomous-friends-will-not-adhere-to-boundaries-set-by-other-people/)

[Shannon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cd/shannon-thomas-3888_friendship_venomous-friends-will-not-adhere-to-boun_2551557.jpg)

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