And here we come to the vital distinction between the advocacy of temperance and the advocacy of prohibition. Temperance and self-control are… — Felix Mendelssohn Copy Share Image
I’ve heard it said that every day you need half an hour of quiet time for yourself, or your Self, unless you’re… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The amazing thing is that chaotic systems don't always stay chaotic," Ben said, leaning on the gate. "Sometimes they spontaneously reorganize themselves… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
There's a floating distraction in the contemporary world, life at a distance enabled by technology. I want people to commit at the… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
America is not so much a country as it is an idea, and that must be why so many people are drawn… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
I've always believed in self, I've always believed that as long as I believe, nothing else matters. I just put that type… — Ace Hood Copy Share Image
All the science of God is going to be exposed before you, completely. You are going to know the complete science of… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
Do your neighbour good by all means in your power, moral as well as physical - by kindness, by patience, by unflinching… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik Copy Share Image
Tax time approaches, and Americans are as always paying H & R Block billions to help them save some of their wealth… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
Savings represent much more than mere money value. They are the proof that the saver is worth something in himself. Any fool… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Most people suffer from the self limiting dysfunction "rear-view mirror syndrome" driving through life with their subconscious mind constantly looking in their… — Hal Elrod Copy Share Image
A groundbreaking, fast-paced, action-oriented new training program for dealing with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. Self-Coaching is a dramatic and fresh… — Harold H. Bloomfield Copy Share Image
“Ruth once told me when I went to visit her at HMP Highpoint that it is surprising how much of what you… — Alexander Masters Copy Share Image
The field of creativity that exists within each individual is freed by moving out of ideas of wrong-doing or right-doing. If we… — Angeles Arrien Copy Share Image
I feel that I fell somewhat under that category where I was using fighting to kind of run from my own self… — Dominick Cruz Copy Share Image
“the very notion of personality, which is what we are trying to get at here, seems to have very limited application to… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
It is remarkable how a man cannot summarize his thoughts in even the most general sort of way without betraying himself completely,… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
Oh Lord, give us a sense of humor with courage to manifest it forth, so that we may laugh to shame the… — Sean O'Casey Copy Share Image
Thou art merciful; when all my endeavour is turned toward Thee because all Thy endeavour is turned toward me; when I look… — Nicholas of Cusa Copy Share Image
Oh thrice fools are we who like new-born princes weeping in the cradle know not that there is a kingdom before them… — Samuel Rutherford Copy Share Image
“Not too long ago thousands spent their lives as recluses to find spiritual vision in the solitude of nature. Modern man need… — Franz Winkler Copy Share Image
“When we search for "ourselves" in the eyes of others, we have imprisoned our own-selves in believing that our self-worth is nothing… — Dahveed Copy Share Image
Charity should be self-sustainable. That is, it should create more wealth rather than perpetuating the cycle of poverty and dependence. In this… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as living in someone elses shoes. The only shoes we can occupy are our own. If we… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
We are more than our problems. Even if our problem is our own behavior, the problem is not who we are-it's what… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It… — Alfred Whitney Griswold Copy Share Image
“Like the turtle's shell, the sense of self serves as a shield against stimulation and as a burden which limits mobility into… — Luke Rhinehart Copy Share Image
Remember there is always a limit to self-indulgence, none to restraint... Civilization , in the real sense of the term, consists not… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed... Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be… — Napz Cherub Pellazo Copy Share Image
Fire and Water are archetypes, the split sides of consciousness; one aware, the other, not. The two parts of us that desire… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
We all know that the theater and every play that comes to Broadway have within themselves, like the human being, the seed… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
... the more the mind dominates, the more the ego comes into play, and the further people depart from their true inner… — Stuart Wilde Copy Share Image
When I was a model, actually, for a little while, my friend that I worked with a lot, she had horrible self-esteem… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Aside from higher considerations, charity often operates as a vastly wise and prudent principle-a great safeguard to its possessor. Men have committed… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“When can it be considered as Knowledge of the Self (AtmaGnan)? When it comes into effect. Otherwise, by saying, "I am a… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity,… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
By "moral discipline," I mean self-discipline based on moral standards. Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
Before the thunderous clamor of political debate or war set loose in the world, love insisted on its promise for the possibility… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
Body concentrates order. It continuously self-repairs. Every five days you get a new stomach lining. You get a new liver every two… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
I think the biggest survival instinct that Midwesterners possess is self deprecation, it's almost a Buddha-like sense of humor in anything that… — Amy Pietz Copy Share Image