Ourselves Quotes

1703 Ourselves quotes by 1336 unique authors

Instead of looking outside of ourselves and counting potential enemies, fasting summons us to turn our glance inward, and to take the measure of our… — Tariq Ramadan
But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to… — Dan Rather
A lot of us think we're invincible... but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list. — Giuliana Rancic
As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges… — Charles Rangel
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. — Ronald Reagan
There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect. — Ronald Reagan
We found ourselves in a hole that I didn't dig, but I have dug, dug and dug to try to get out of that hole. — Harry Reid
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. — Agnes Repplier
We use so much bad language that it forms a barrier between ourselves and the truth. — Tom Robbins
It is much easier to find fault with others, than to be faultless ourselves. — Samuel Richardson
There would be no supporting life were we to feel quite as poignantly for others as we do for ourselves. — Samuel Richardson
We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves. — Tom Robbins
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. — Tony Robbins
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but… — Tony Robbins
During the 80s and 90s, we all became consumed with ourselves. In the 21st century, we've come back to simpler times. People are struggling economically… — Julia Roberts
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves? — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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