Ourselves Quotes

1703 Ourselves quotes by 1336 unique authors

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. — Buddha
There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us. — Don Marquis
Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves. — E. Joseph Cossman
True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us… — Ralph W. Sockman
We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better;… — Harold Bloom
The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future. — Gifford Pinchot
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. — John Mason Brown
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We neither get better or worse as we get older, but more like ourselves. — Robert Anthony
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? — Abigail Adams
In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. — Bernard Baruch
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves. — Victor Hugo
When we can begin to take our failures seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to… — Katherine Mansfield
True revolutionaries are like God - they create the world in their own image. Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the… — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others. — Unknown Author
The vanity of loving fine clothes and new fashion, and placing value on ourselves by them is one of the most childish pieces of folly. — Matthew Hale
We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. — Winston Churchill
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that… — Oswald Spengler
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. — Carlos Castaneda
Our present time is indeed a criticizing and critical time, hovering between the wish, and the inability to believe. Our complaints are like arrows shot… — William Temple

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