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title: "6 Myth Self Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny. Myth expresses in terms of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ricoeur/but-myth-is-something-else-than-an-explanation-of-the-world-of/)

[Paul Ricoeur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ricoeur/)

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> [I don't believe in the myth of the "self made man". Nobody gets through alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mangan/i-don-t-believe-in-the-myth-of-the-self-made-man-nobody-gets-through/)

[Dan Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mangan/)

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> [There is a Hindu myth about the Self or God of the universe who sees life as (play). But since the Self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reginald-horace-blyth/there-is-a-hindu-myth-about-the-self-or-god-of-the-universe-who-sees/)

[Reginald Horace Blyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reginald-horace-blyth/)

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> [There is a Hindu myth about the Self or God of the universe who sees life as a form of play. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reginald-horace-blyth/there-is-a-hindu-myth-about-the-self-or-god-of-the-universe-who-sees-2/)

[Reginald Horace Blyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reginald-horace-blyth/)

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> [“we also need to consider letting go of the myth of self-sufficiency. One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-also-need-to-consider-letting-go-of-the-myth-of-self-sufficiency/)

[Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/bren-brown-280_identity_we-also-need-to-consider-letting-go-of-t_2761881.jpg)

> [The myth of the self-made man, has to be profoundly hypocritical: it is the self-serving demonstration that a lie is the truth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/che-guevara/the-myth-of-the-self-made-man-has-to-be-profoundly-hypocritical-it-is/)

[Che Guevara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/che-guevara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/che-guevara-2007_demonstration_the-myth-of-the-self-made-man-has-to-be_2916326.jpg)

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