Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral… — Robert Conquest
The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise. — Fernando de Rojas
Life is a series of diminishments. Each cessation of an activity either from choice or some other variety of infirmity is a death, a putting… — Coleman Dowell
It is necessary to dig deep within oneself to discover the hidden grain of steel called will. — Ryan Shay
Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself. — Walter Bonatti
Each one of us starts Karate with some particular reason: to be a good fighter, to keep in good shape, to protect oneself. I wanted… — Tsutomu Ohshima
Anything done for another is done for oneself. — Pope Boniface VIII
Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.... — James Forrestal
What one hides is worth neither more nor less than what one finds. And what one hides from oneself is worth neither more nor less… — Andre Breton
Given one has before oneself a strong, healthy, youth rich in spirited blood and a powerless, weak, cachectic old man scarcely capable of breathing. If… — Andreas Libavius
It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
No matter what kind of difficult situation one may find oneself in, some opening, some opportunity to fight one's way out, can always be found.… — Daisaku Ikeda
Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others. — John Templeton
The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life. — Carl Jung
One is only really inwardly comfortable, so to speak, after one's life has assumed some sort of shape. Not just a routine, like studying or… — Jessica Mitford
There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness. — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a… — Ajahn Chah
It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung… — Cornelia Otis Skinner
Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God. — Cyril Cusack
As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people. — Basil Rathbone
One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to… — Edward T. Hall
The best reason for exposing oneself to foreign ways is to generate a sense of vitality and awareness - an interest in life which can… — Edward T. Hall
Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values… — Lance Loud
To be willing to live within the imagination is to commit oneself to the gathering together of the pieces that might begin to form a… — Deena Metzger
One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself. — Mary Engelbreit

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