Our Self Quotes

234 quotes by 179 authors

We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think,… — Joko Beck
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
Doubt is a virus that attacks our self-esteem, productivity and confidence. Faith that you and your life are perfectly unfolding is the strongest vaccine. — Sean Stephenson
Ethics doesn't require us to ignore our self-interests or demand a life of self-sacrifice. It requires that we know the difference between what we want… — Michael Josephson
Lack of forgiveness causes almost all of our self-sabotaging behavior. — Mark Victor Hansen
Science always goes abreast with the just elevation of the man, keeping step with religion and metaphysics; or, the state of science is an index… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is… — Pema Chodron
[Religion] attacks us in our deepest integrity - the core of our self-respect. Religion says that we would not know right from wrong, we would… — Christopher Hitchens
It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to… — Thomas Jefferson
The things we really need come to us only as gifts, and in order to receive them as gifts we have to be open. In… — Thomas Merton
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the… — Frederick Salomon Perls
For our self respect depends upon our ability to make requital, for good or for evil. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism. — Marvin J. Ashton
God's revelation... unmasks our illusions about ourselves. It exposes our pride, our individualism, our self-centeredness - in short, our sin. But worship also offers forgiveness,… — Marva Dawn
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender. — Therese of Lisieux
When food becomes the enemy, every time we lose the fight we not only gain weight, but lose our self-esteem as well. — Jane Fonda
Our self-perception determines our behavior. If we think weâ€™re small, limited, inadequate creatures, then we tend to behave that way, and the energy we radiate… — Marianne Williamson
The insanity has to stop...It affects each and every one of us, in multiple and nefarious ways: our self-image, how we show up in our… — Ashley Judd
Love is something you and I must have. We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it because without it… — Chief Dan George
The guarantee that our self enjoys an intended relation to the outer world is most, if not all, we ask from religion. God is the… — John Updike

Who Wrote These Our Self Quotes

179 authors contributed a total of 234 Our Self Quotes, led by these top contributors: