--- title: "8 Master Self Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Master Self quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Master Self sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/susan-barbara-apollon-11983_bereavement_when-we-learn-to-attribute-meaning-to-th_2569.jpg" --- > [“When we learn to attribute meaning to the events in our lives, we connect with our Higher Purpose, Higher Wisdom, or Source;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-barbara-apollon/when-we-learn-to-attribute-meaning-to-the-events-in-our-lives-we/) [Susan Barbara Apollon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-barbara-apollon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/susan-barbara-apollon-11983_bereavement_when-we-learn-to-attribute-meaning-to-th_2569.jpg) > [Funny thing about Bob Dylan, the newest Nobel laureate in literature: He's been a master of self-invention for more than 50 years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-michaelson/funny-thing-about-bob-dylan-the-newest-nobel-laureate-in-literature/) [Jay Michaelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-michaelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/jay-michaelson-15590_bob_funny-thing-about-bob-dylan-the-newest-n_370229.jpg) > [The master is within; meditation is meant to remove the ignorant idea that he is only outside. If he is a stranger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/the-master-is-within-meditation-is-meant-to-remove-the-ignorant-idea/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/ramana-maharshi-915_body_the-master-is-within-meditation-is-meant_492654.jpg) > [It is true, Monsieur," Raoule went on, shrugging her shoulders, "that I have had lovers in my life as I have books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachilde/it-is-true-monsieur-raoule-went-on-shrugging-her-shoulders-that-i/) [Rachilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/rachilde-30468_book_it-is-true-monsieur-raoule-went-on-shrug_1007777.png) > [Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-smith/religion-is-the-call-to-confront-reality-to-master-the-self/) [Huston Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huston-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/huston-smith-2415_call_religion-is-the-call-to-confront-reality_1045135.png) > [“It is the Master of Self who is the masterpiece; the life lived is the canvas that reveals the Master's great works.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-ann-l-tremblay/it-is-the-master-of-self-who-is-the-masterpiece-the-life-lived-is-the/) [Jo-Ann L. Tremblay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-ann-l-tremblay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/jo-ann-l-tremblay-47952_excellence_it-is-the-master-of-self-who-is-the-mast_1197630.jpg) > [The master of any craft is first a master of self, cooperating with innate intelligence within.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-h-mcgill/the-master-of-any-craft-is-first-a-master-of-self-cooperating-with/) [Bryant H. McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-h-mcgill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/bryant-h-mcgill-2612_cooperating_the-master-of-any-craft-is-first-a-maste_2604626.jpg) > [“I'm learning to "master self" while rising from the ashes of madness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-tookie-williams/i-m-learning-to-master-self-while-rising-from-the-ashes-of-madness/) [Stanley Tookie Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-tookie-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b2/stanley-tookie-williams-279359_learning_i-m-learning-to-master-self-while-rising_2770725.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/master-self/#itemlist", "name": "Master Self Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When we learn to attribute meaning to the events in our lives, we connect with our Higher Purpose, Higher Wisdom, or Source; we become Master of the Self. 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