Ourselves Quotes

1703 Ourselves quotes by 1336 unique authors

Pursuing employment or climatic relief, we live in voluntary exile from our extended families and our longer past, but in an involuntary exile from ourselves… — John Thorn
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. — Henry David Thoreau
Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside. — Henry David Thoreau
Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves. — Paul Tillich
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We… — Arnold J. Toynbee
The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against… — Arnold J. Toynbee
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and… — Spencer Tracy
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. — Mark Twain
Only in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude. — Miguel de Unamuno
All of us gave it all we've got, overcame a whole lot just being on the show and learned a lot about ourselves. We're just… — Carrie Underwood
I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love. — Gabrielle Union
It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously. — Peter Ustinov
Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh. — Paul Valery
In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves… — Iyanla Vanzant
If there's a problem, we at Wine Library never tell ourselves that once we handle this issue, we'll never have to deal with the person… — Gary Vaynerchuk
We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks.… — Gore Vidal
The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. — Swami Vivekananda
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we… — Swami Vivekananda
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. — Voltaire
When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however,… — Lech Walesa
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names. — Alice Walker
I love us so incredibly, insanely deeply; it's almost unbearable to see what we do to ourselves. — Alice Walker
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. — William Arthur Ward
We all have different desires and needs, but if we don't discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live… — Bill Watterson
It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves. — Bill Watterson

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