Abstract Quote by Alexander Masters

The violence of either grief or joy, their own enactures with themselves destroy.

— William Shakespeare

Too much involvement with one's feeling [is destructive]. If they have too much self-centered feelings, they get in trouble.

— Matthieu Ricard

I think self-destructiveness is given a really bad rap. I think it can also mean self-reflection and poetic sensiblity. It can mean empathy, hedonism,…

— Courtney Love

We can all be self-destructive. I make terrible choices all the time. It's uncomfortable to admit that you did a thing that was selfish…

— Clare-Hope Ashitey

“There is even in the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that we call extreme self-seeking is…

— Eric Hoffer

“they are generally based on some kind of weakness, because at the basis of negative emotions there generally lies a kind of self-indulgence—one allows…

— P.D. Ouspensky

“The ‘egoism’ that is used to hurt others will hurt one’s own self. The ‘egoism’ that is used to give happiness to others becomes…

— Dada Bhagwan

Hatred, revenge, bitterness - these are negative emotions. The person harbouring those emotions suffers more.

— Ahmed Kathrada

“Self-mortification, far from producing liberation from material things, is far more likely to cause either an unhinged mind, delusions or a masochistic taste for…

— Idries Shah

“Most positive emotions and virtually all passion, purpose, and conviction come from creating value and staying true to it. On the other hand, most…

— Steven Stosny

There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking…

— Eric Hoffer

When we harbor negative emotions toward others or toward ourselves, or when we intentionally create pain for others, we poison our own physical and…

— Caroline Myss