Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories. — Sri Aurobindo
To be good is to be in harmony with oneself. Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others. — Oscar Wilde
Laughter at oneself is always proof that god has healed us in the touchy places! — Eugenia Price
The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself.… — Dani Shapiro
For discipline is imposed not just on oneself but on those in one's orbit. — Philip Roth
I have always thought of poems as stepping stones in one's own sense of oneself. Every now and again, you write a poem that gives… — Seamus Heaney
I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others. — Socrates
Traveling carries with it the curse of being at home everywhere and yet nowhere, for wherever one is some part of oneself remains on another… — Margot Fonteyn
May we give as the Savior gave. To give of oneself is a holy gift. We give as a remembrance of all the Savior has… — Thomas S. Monson
Sometimes one touches on a very painful spot where one is almost too shy to look into it, but somehow one still has to go… — Chogyam Trungpa
Forgetting oneself is opening oneself — Dogen
When we care for others our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives also expand. Actions… — Daisaku Ikeda
Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God — Mother Teresa
The greatest difficulty of Travel is that one is forced to take oneself along. — Alain de Botton
Working on photography is working on oneself. — Irving Penn
An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has… — Epictetus
Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in. — Aimee Mullins
It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend… — Bruce Lee
One does not get to know that one exists until one rediscovers oneself in others. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Seeks to grow and improve oneself through creative activity, freely expressing one’s exuberant vitality, and through warm, supportive encouragement of others. — Stephen Arroyo
Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself… — Dalai Lama
For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than… — Diane Paulus
Sex, like art, can unsettle a soul, can grind a heart in a mortar. Sex, like literature, can sneak the other within one's wall, even… — Rabih Alameddine
To live is to express, and to express you have to create. Creation is never merely repetition. To live is to express oneself freely in… — Bruce Lee
In a democracy one must have the right to express oneself and that's what I do, even if it displeases. — Brigitte Bardot

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