Disguise Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Nothing can be so bad as to be displeased with one's self.

— Helen Hunt Jackson

Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.

— Eric Hoffer

“I wanted to show how humans can have ugly feelings that they might prefer not to acknowledge; how we’re all caught up in our…

— J. K. Rowling

“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Now, here is the point about the self: it is insatiable. It is always, always hankering. It is what you might call rapacious to…

— Donald Barthelme

If we do not respect ourselves, we are on the one hand forced to despise those who have so few resources as to consort…

— Joan Didion

“The truth about yourself is so near, so close, that it is very difficult to perceive. Just as it is difficult to style your…

— Darren Main

All self-importance is a form of self-pity in disguise.

— Deepak Chopra

Self-esteem is the goddamn root of all evil.

— Roseanne Barr

It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.

— Manly Hall

This new meta-system is very much in favor of the self, but a self that is based on a proper sense of dignity, not…

— Edward de Bono

“Demoralizing self-talk leads to a self-destructive mindset, making everything in life more difficult. Not only that, how you feel about yourself oozes out of…

— Susan C. Young