Identity Quote by Anthony de Mello Download Open image “Ordinarily, everything we do is in our self-interest. Everything.” — Anthony de Mello ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Identity Interest Self Self interest
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Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
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You are One with everything. When you are clear about this, your definition of self-interest will change. — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world. — John Stossel Copy Share Image
What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do. — William James Copy Share Image
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Things to be done offer themselves, I suppose, because they are in themselves desirable; not because it is desirable to have something to do. — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
The poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You only change what you understand. What you do not understand and are not aware of, you repress. You dont change. But when you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master said, "Wait."… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Isn't there such a thing as social liberation?" "Of course there is," said the Master. "How would you describe it?" "Liberation from the need… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The important thing is not to know who "I" is or what "I" is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
And increasingly - you know this and so do I we're losing the youth everywhere. They hate us; they are not interested in having… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing:… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say.… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. "Tell me, O Master," he said, "why you have come… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
I don't doubt that straight white men have identity issues and identity complexes and struggle with defining themselves. — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
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