But it is only in epic tragedies that gloom is unrelieved. In real life tragedy and comedy are so intermingled that when… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
Nothing is forgotten in the processes of idealization. Reveries of idealization develop, not by letting oneself be taken in by memories, but… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film... a prospect not to be… — Billy Gibbons Copy Share Image
I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully. — Meher Baba Copy Share Image
There were people thrice her size on the Trenton platform and she looked admiringly at one of them, a woman in a… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible. — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. Nothing spoils romance so much as… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The most difficult problem in personal knowledge, whether of oneself or of others, is the problem of guessing when to think as… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
People always say there is competition in nature, but I think that because we are human, it's not only competition. Because we… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others. — Socrates Copy Share Image
Sin is: before God, or with the conception of God, in despair not to will to be oneself, or in despair to… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
Graduation day was a milestone in the most important journey of all - to the centre of oneself. — Quentin Bryce Copy Share Image
Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If any man would come after me, let him deny himself." The disciple must say to himself the same words Peter said… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If one is estranged from oneself, then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
The challenge these days, is to be somewhere, to belong to some particular place, invest oneself in it, draw strength and courage… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The best reason for exposing oneself to foreign ways is to generate a sense of vitality and awareness - an interest in… — Edward T. Hall Copy Share Image
A child should be allowed to take as long as she needs for knowing everything about herself, which is the same as… — Laura Riding Copy Share Image
Cocooning: The need to protect oneself from the harsh, unpredictable realities of the outside world. — Faith Popcorn Copy Share Image
Being able to support oneself allows one to choose a marriage out of love and not just economic dependence. It also allows… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The soldier is on friendlier terms than other men with his stomach and intestines. Three-quarters of his vocabulary is derived from these… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
Compassion is not pity ... compassion never considers an object as weak or inferior. Compassion, one might say, works from a strength… — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
