Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

Thus one should know oneself to be of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss[Sat-Chit-Ananda]. — Adi Shankara
When one devotes oneself to meditation, mental burdens, unnecessary worries, and wandering thoughts drop off one by one; life seems to run smoothly and pleasantly.… — Nyogen Senzaki
The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Many of the Huichols and North American peyotists claim that when one eats peyote, one is "tasting oneself: if the user is pure, this cactus… — Peter Stafford
There can be no love so long as there is lust- even a speck of it, as it were, in the heart. None but men… — Swami Vivekananda
Self-confidence without self-reliance is as useless as a cooking recipe without food. Self-confidence sees the possibilities of the individual; self-reliance realizes them. Self-confidence sees the… — William George Jordan
One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone. — Tove Jansson
One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering. — Simone Weil
When one can do better than everyone else in the same walk, one does not make any very painful exertions to outdo oneself. The progress… — William Hazlitt
One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true or false. — Robert Collier
As one grows older one must try not to work oneself to death unnecessarily. At least that's how it is with me... I can scarcely… — Carl Jung
THE WRITER can get free of his writing only by using it, that is, by reading oneself. As if the aim of writing were to… — Edmond Jabes
To read well is to prepare oneself to live wisely, kindly and wittily. — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre
All human suffering springs from unbridled desire. Unless one extricates oneself from the clutch of greed, one will not free himself from the fetters of… — Velupillai Prabhakaran
It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Rise above oneself and grasp the world. — Archimedes
To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make. — Sigmund Freud
It is difficult to know oneself, but it isn't easy to paint oneself either. — Vincent Van Gogh
Emily Post says that talking about oneself isn't very polite.' 'I'm sure Miss Post is perfectly correct, but that doesn't seem to stop the rest… — Amor Towles
I prefer to be refuted than to refute, for it is a greater good for oneself to be freed from the greatest evil than to… — Socrates
It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
To examine oneself makes good use of sight. — Zhuangzi
The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself. — James A. Baldwin
Faith...is letting go and trusting oneself to the unknown. — Alan Watts
Contemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness. — Thomas Merton

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