All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
On the field of The Self stand a knight and a dragon. You are the knight. Resistance is the dragon. — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time. — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
Self-discipline is doing what you know you should do when you don't want to do it. — Nathan Eldon Tanner Copy Share Image
As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct. — Christina Ricci Copy Share Image
The truth is how you say it, and to be 'one's self' is the most shocking custom of all. — Djuna Barnes Copy Share Image
The evil done by oneself, self-begotten, self-bred, crushes the foolish, as a diamond breaks a precious stone. — Max Muller Copy Share Image
Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Of the four major pathways to self-realization, jnana yoga, from the point of view of the beginner, is the most difficult. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Authentic spirituality is revolutionary. It does not legitimate the world, it breaks the world; it does not console the world, it shatters… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
[James Bond's qualities of] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ...… — Sean Connery Copy Share Image
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
All our other faculties seem to have the brown touch of earth upon them, but the imagination carries the very livery of… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The only advice [for new writers and poets] I can offer is to be yourself: not the self someone else wants you… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
And here come the Left Brothers - Al "747" Sharpton and Jesse "DC 10" Jackson - barreling in for a landing on… — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
Yes, I know, shaming, isn't it? I always say you can take the girl out of the 80s, but you can't take… — Louise Mensch Copy Share Image
Self-love grows when you trust that the universe is on your side, form your desires from the heart and watch the higher… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Over the years, I learned to smile or laugh when I was supposed to. I kept my true self hidden; I did… — J.D. Stroube Copy Share Image
To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must… — Ma Jian Copy Share Image
As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
The mandala is an archetypal image whose occurrence is attested throughout the ages. It signifies the wholeness of the self. This circular… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
One of Satan's greatest tools is pride: to cause a man or a woman to center so much attention on self that… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
If any one hates to be alone with himself, the chances are that he has not much of any self to be… — Robert Haven Schauffler Copy Share Image
Self-esteem is an inner feeling: Sometimes it corresponds with outer reality, and sometimes it doesn’t. — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I was always self-taught, there was no-one to study with when I was doing composition. — Richard Meale Copy Share Image
Children build self-esteem by doing things that are hard and learning what works. — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
“In love, there is no need to choose between self and other, because self is other.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
I like to get in tune with my self and really give myself the time to just be. — Selah Louise Marley Copy Share Image
Self awareness is NOT just a bunch of amino acids bumping together. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Finding out what you’re good at, and doing it to the best of your ability, is the route to self-respect. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Beauty is.. The passionate and positive expression of the complete self. — Vidal Sassoon Copy Share Image
I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me. — Nicholas Brendon Copy Share Image
Every other religion is a salvation by self, Christianity is a salvation by Christ. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“Every person tries to flee himself—yet despite ourselves, we remain attached to this self which we hate.” — Titus Lucretius Carus Copy Share Image
“If ego & illusory attachments (myness) leave, then one can attain moksha (ultimate liberation).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life? — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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