Art Quote by Anonymous

Self-recognition, the self-contemplation of spirit is the primary movement out of which all creativeness proceeds.

— Paul Twitchell

“The self is also a creation, the principal work of your life, the crafting of which makes everyone an artist. This unfinished work of…

— Rebecca Solnit

“...afflictions arise from identifying with a false sense of self, whereas great contentment arises from seeing the true nature of things. If one believes…

— Karma Lekshe Tsomo

The instinct of self-preservation in human society, acting almost subconsciously, as do all drives in the human mind, is rebelling against the constantly refined…

— Bertha von Suttner

It's our very capacity for self-consciousness that makes us self-destructive!

— Alison Bechdel

From the idea that the self is not given to us, I think there is only one practical consequence: we have to create ourselves…

— Michel Foucault

A self is a frightening thing to waste, it's the lens through which one's whole life is viewed, and few people are willing to…

— Diane Ackerman

“The self-realized spirit is merely a spirit emancipated from fear, judgement and knowing.”

— Bryant McGill

Our ideas of self are created by identification. The less we cling to ideas of self, the freer and happier we will be.

— Jack Kornfield

The self forms at the edge of desire, and a science of self arises in the effort to leave that self behind.

— Anne Carson

“Self-preservation is a natural instinct while self-destruction goes against the grain of nature’s order. This spawns chaos, and chaos is freedom in its purest…

— Paul Allih

The Self is the internal abundance that can be realized at our will any time. It is capable of lifting us up from difficulties…

— Dhruva Bhargava