Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

On the one hand, life is made infinitely easy for the personality in that stimulations, interests, uses of time and consciousness are offered to it… — Georg Simmel
One can forget everything, everything, only not oneself, one's own being. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Pride works _from within_; it is the direct appreciation of oneself. Vanity is the desire to arrive at this appreciation indirectly, from without. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The dictionary describes a selfish person as one who is 'concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking pleasure or well-being without regard for others.' May… — H. Burke Peterson
The most comprehensive formulation of therapeutic goals is the striving for wholeheartedness: to be without pretense, to be emotionally sincere, to be able to put… — Karen Horney
It was not until some weeks later that I realized there is no need to restrict oneself to 2 by 2 matrices. One could go… — Paul Dirac
Nothing is harder than to accept oneself. — Max Frisch
At the end of oneself was the best place to discover the Lord at work. — Robin Lee
The power of our Muse lies in her meaninglessness. Even the style can turn one into a slave if one does not run away from… — Gueorgui Pinkhassov
Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by. — Marcus Aurelius
Disgust at having to talk about oneself is what distinguishes novelistic talent from lyric talent, — Milan Kundera
Belief in oneself is required for healing. — Caroline Myss
Becoming adept at the process of self inquiry and symbolic insight is a vital spiritual task that leads to the growth of faith in oneself. — Caroline Myss
Lies that do not hurt, which are different from lies that protect oneself or hurt another person. That is not my business. But the truth… — Gunter Grass
Logic and ethics are fundamentally the same, they are no more than duty to oneself — Otto Weininger
It seemed to be a makeshift replacement for love, absenting oneself from stifling atmospheres, because love basically was a torrential storm of feeling; it thrived… — Bessie Head
The point of flight. To get rid of oneself. That was reason enough to fly. — Colum McCann
It is impossible to distrust one's writing without awakening a deeper distrust in oneself. — Nicole Krauss
Empowerment is constantly challenging oneself with something difficult that tests his power of nerve, knack, skill, aptitude, attitude and wisdom to do things diligently, delightfully… — Unknown Author
The frequent employment of one's will power masters all organs of movement and trains them to perform feats which otherwise would have been difficult,painful and… — George Hackenschmidt
To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward. — Michelle Cruz
I think poetry is best read to oneself. — Rickie Lee Jones
Every decision a person makes stems from the person's values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit, love, survival, fun,… — Richard Stallman
The world tends to trap you in the role you play and it is always extremely hard to maintain a watchful, mocking distance between oneself… — James A. Baldwin
One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it. — Donald Johanson

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