One S Quotes
384 One S quotes by 316 unique authors
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The surest way of concealing from others the boundaries of one s own knowledge is not to overstep them.
— Giacomo Leopardi
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In truth, it is I who have defiled myself, for one is one s own fiercest enemy.
— Ding Ling
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As for a limit to one’s labors, I, for one, do not recognize any for a high-minded man, except that the labors themselves should lead…
— Alexander the Great
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Pride is an established conviction of one’s own paramount worth in some particular respect, while vanity is the desire of rousing such a conviction in…
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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But coming to terms with one’s sorrow is one thing; sharing it with strangers is quite another.
— Marie Brennan
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The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one’s life,
— Atul Gawande
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The self you have betrayed is your mind; self-esteem is reliance on one’s power to think. The ego you seek, that essential “you” which you…
— John Galt
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Keeping a journal is like taking good care of one’s heart.
— Ted Kooser
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Self-confidence is nothing more than belief in one’s ability to decide and in one’s decisions.
— L. Ron Hubbard
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I had never thought about what it might mean to be deaf, to be deprived of language, or to have a remarkable language (and community…
— Oliver Sacks
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Autumn has come to northeast Montana. The vapor of one’s breath, the clarity of the stars, the smell of wood smoke, the stones underfoot that…
— Larry Watson
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Life grows relative to one’s investment in it.
— Marc Benioff
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There seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it.
— David Graeber
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I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado or ceremony, than feed upon turkey…
— Miguel de Cervantes
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It is uplifting to lose one?s faith in a reality which looks the way it is described in a newspaper.
— Karl Kraus
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Concern for one?s own welfare and prosperity should not blind one to one?s social obligations or spiritual destiny?.A society in which the individuals are concerned…
— Sathya Sai Baba
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The higher oneÂ’s level of helpfulness to others, the greater wellbeing one will experience.
— Les Parrott
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With constant practice, one can improve his physical body and mental attitude rapidly, thereby igniting the higher motives of making one’s self useful to himself…
— Dharma Mittra
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It is my greatest joy to share with students this knowledge that I have acquired in the past 50 years of practice and study. Dharma…
— Dharma Mittra
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The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to…
— Jeff Weiner
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The real purpose of the martial arts must be to purge oneself of petty ambitions and desire, to obtain control of one’s own character.
— Morihei Ueshiba
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A garden that one makes oneself becomes associated with one’s personal history and that of one’s friends, interwoven with one’s tastes, preferences and character and constitutes…
— Alfred Austin
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The hallmark of intelligence is not whether one believes in God or not, but the quality of the processes that underlie one’s beliefs.
— Alister E. McGrath
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Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around…
— Daniel Handler
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People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I’ve learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one…
— Ayn Rand
Who Wrote These One S Quotes
316 authors contributed a total of 384 One S Quotes, led by these top contributors: