Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God,… — Gordon B. Hinckley
To my mind, one does not put oneself in place of the past; one only adds a new link. — Cy Twombly
There is, to be sure, sometimes only a small difference between being alert to possible danger and allowing oneself to become terrified to the point… — Sherwin B. Nuland
Part of the satisfaction of tattling surely comes from showing oneself to adults as a good moral agent, a responsible being who is sensitive to… — Paul Bloom
Reminiscence and self-parody are part of remaining true to oneself. — John Updike
The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself. — J M Coetzee
Imagine trying to be a gay actor, a gay anything in modern Russia? Where to be positively oneself, to be affectionate in public with someone… — Ian Mckellen
There is only one instrument which is adequate to investigate the things of the spirit, and that is the Spirit itself. Just as it is… — Max Heindel
Poetry is a vocal art for me - but not necessarily a performative one. It might be reading to oneself or recalling some lines by… — Robert Pinsky
Fashion in the past meant conforming and losing oneself. Fashion in the present means being individual and finding oneself. — Gloria Steinem
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. — Oscar Wilde
The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. — Nicolas Chamfort
Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the… — Jane Welsh Carlyle
Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not… — Walter Benjamin
What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice. — Archibald MacLeish
To understand is to forgive, even oneself. — Alexander Chase
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself. — Gamaliel Bailey
It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph. — Robert Frank
The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world. — Max Born
Drama read to oneself is never drama at its best, and is not even drama as it should be. — George Pierce Baker
Employ oneself upon trifling professional matters which others could do. — James Wyatt
Freeing oneself from words is liberation. — Bodhidharma
It is important to express oneself... provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience. — Berthe Morisot
But what is the greatest evil? If you are going to epitomize evil, what is it? Is it the bomb? The greatest evil that one… — Patrick McGoohan
The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic. — Pierre Schaeffer

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