Oneself Quotes

1593 Oneself quotes by 905 unique authors

...we are all inclined to ... direct our inquiry not by the matter itself, but by the views of our opponents; and, even when interrogating… — Aristotle
Life for both sexes is arduous, difficult, a perpetual struggle. More than anything... it calls for confidence in oneself...And how can we generate this imponderable… — Virginia Woolf
Being bored is an insult to oneself. — Jules Renard
Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. — Gerald Brenan
Pride... is the direct appreciation of oneself. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Whether we meditate individually or collectively, there is one thing we absolutely must do: we have to meditate consciously. Making an unconscious effort is like… — Sri Chinmoy
What is drawing? It is working oneself through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do. — Vincent Van Gogh
The challenge these days, is to be somewhere, to belong to some particular place, invest oneself in it, draw strength and courage from it, to… — Bell Hooks
"Judge not, that ye be not judge"... is an abdication of moral responsibility: it is a moral blank check one gives to others in exchange… — Ayn Rand
In art one is concerned with the condition of the spirit for three quarters of the time; one must therefore care for oneself if he… — Paul Gauguin
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think… — Dalai Lama
In order to 'hold fast' to something, one must allow oneself to be held to something. That commitment may be one of the hardest things… — Sheena Iyengar
To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle. — Dalai Lama
Perhaps the best place to begin with an integral approach to business is with.. oneself. In the Big Three of self, culture, and world, integral… — Ken Wilber
Be a good human being, a warm-hearted affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief. Having a sense of caring, a feeling of compassion will bring… — Dalai Lama
One never perishes through anybody but oneself. — Friedrich Nietzsche
One may well find oneself beginning to doubt whether all this could conceivably be the product of an enormous lottery presided over by natural selection,… — Jacques Monod
Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear. — Oscar Wilde
Those who allow themselves to be led by the Spirit understand that placing oneself at the service of the Gospel is not an optional extra,… — Pope Benedict XVI
My sannyasins have to be creators, not through the mind but through meditation. And it comes of its own accord, one need not even think… — Rajneesh

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