Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

As my prayer became more attentive and inward, I had less and less to say. I finally became completely silent... This is how it is.… — Soren Kierkegaard
One can only face in others what one can face in oneself. — James A. Baldwin
Graduation day was a milestone in the most important journey of all - to the centre of oneself. — Quentin Bryce
To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no more… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In the process of simplifying oneself, one often discovers the thing called voice. — Billy Collins
To write rhythmic prose one must go deep into oneself and find the anonymous and multiple rhythm of the blood. Prose needs to be built… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another's word for it. We need to develop meditation so… — Ajahn Chah
To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself. — Ajahn Chah
When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes,… — Ajahn Chah
Since life is an ever evolving process, one should flow in this process and discover how to actualize and expand oneself. — Bruce Lee
Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
Love is a state of being in harmony with oneself. — Anodea Judith
Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is a place where one goes if one no longer wished… — Douglas Coupland
The chief requirement of the good life, is to live without any image of oneself. — Iris Murdoch
Have you not often met poor old women who are most faithful to the pious recitation of the Rosary? You also must do all that… — Columba Marmion
Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor;… — John of Damascus
Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state is dying to… — Lorenzo Scupoli
What an absurdity to go and bury oneself in South America, where they are always having revolutions. — Agatha Christie
For us Christians, love of neighbour springs from love of God; and it is its most limpid expression. Here one tries to love one's neighbour,… — Pope Francis
Telling a true story about personal experience is not just a matter of being oneself, or even or finding oneself. It is also a matter… — Harriet Lerner
To learn about oneself, a living thing, you have to watch, learn anew each minute. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Destiny is what every human being creates for oneself. Fate is when you fail to create your own destiny. — Jaggi Vasudev
Genius is its own reward; for the best that one is, one must necessarily be for oneself. . . . Further, genius consists in the… — Arthur Schopenhauer

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