Oneself Quotes

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It is a far worthier thing to read by the light of experience than to adorn oneself with the labors of others. — Leonardo da Vinci
That which one cannot experience in daily life is not true for oneself. — D. H. Lawrence
Talent I say is what an actor needs. And talent is faith in oneself, one's own powers. — Maxim Gorky
The sure way of knowing nothing about life is to try to make oneself useful. — Oscar Wilde
There is a certain impertinence in allowing oneself to be burned for an opinion. — Anatole France
To understand oneself is the classic form of consolation; to elude oneself is the romantic. — George Santayana
There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself. — Denis Diderot
A certain sense of cruelty towards oneself and others is Christian; hatred of those who think differently; the will to persecute. Mortal hostility against the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Now, is it possible not to be hurt at all? Because the consequences of being hurt are the building of a wall around oneself, withdrawing… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what… — Albert Camus
I had discovered that a person does not have to be this or be that or be anything, not even oneself. One is free. — Walker Percy
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have otherwise occurred...unforeseen incidents… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation. — Henri Bergson
Teaching for creativity aims to encourage self-confidence, independence of mind, and the capacity to think for oneself. — Ken Robinson
A holiday gives one a chance to look backward and forward; to reset oneself by an inner compass. — May Sarton
Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in… — Matthieu Ricard
In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of… — Andre Gide
Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction… — M. Scott Peck
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking… — Dalai Lama
To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else. — Dalai Lama

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