Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

Fundamentally, [prayer] is a position, a placement of oneself. — Patricia Hampl
Looking after children can be a subtle way of giving up... They become the whole ones, the well ones, the postponement of happiness, the ones… — Edward St Aubyn
With an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each… — Zoroaster
Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting. It's about the ability, courage, and commitment to end the war within oneself and not… — Richard Machowicz
The sooner one develops compassion in this journey, the better. Compassion lets us appreciate that each individual is doing what he or she must do,… — Ram Dass
To love oneself is to struggle to rediscover and maintain your uniqueness — Leo Buscaglia
The act of expressing oneself is a physical one. It materializes the thought. — Asger Jorn
One makes a gift of one's life and endeavors by sanctifying it with love, and devotion and selfless service. When seeking to uplift others, we… — David Hawkins
It is truly strange how long it takes to get to know oneself. I am now sixty two years old, yet just one moment ago… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
For the Afro-American in the 1920's being a 'New Negro' was being 'Modern'. And being an 'New Negro' meant, largely, not being an 'Old Negro',… — Unknown Author
To be oneself is a rare thing, and a great one. — Ursula K. Le Guin
The root of compassion, is compassion for oneself. — Pema Chodron
To live is to express oneself freely — Bruce Lee
One must first learn to live oneself before one blames others. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
When we see life, we call it beautiful. When we see death, we call it ugly. But it is more beautiful still to see oneself… — Jean Genet
I call a lie: wanting not to see something one does see, wanting not to see something as one sees it... The most common lie… — Friedrich Nietzsche
One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God. — Francois Fenelon
All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously. — Hermann Hesse
Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men doesn't try to force issues or defeat enemies by force of arms. For every force there is… — Laozi
The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything. — Ramana Maharshi
Pierre Bordieu was right: "The all powerful is he who does not wait but makes others wait. Absolute power is the power to make oneself… — Michael Jackson
I am not interested in repetition. I don't want to reach the point from where I wouldn't know how to go further. It's good to… — Josef Koudelka
Empowerment is the inner joy of knowing that external force isn't necessary to be at harmony with oneself. — Wayne Dyer
I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic. — Laura Riding

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