Self Quotes

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. — Isaac Asimov
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds. — Mary Astell
Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity. — Nancy Astor
It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us about the first… — David Attenborough
Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. — Dean Acheson
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The… — Marcus Aurelius
What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken! — Jane Austen
We grow older, but we do not change. We become more sophisticated, but at bottom we continue to resemble our young selves, eager to listen… — Paul Auster
All relationships change the brain - but most important are the intimate bonds that foster or fail us, altering the delicate circuits that shape memories,… — Diane Ackerman
A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he… — Irving Babbitt
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and… — Irving Babbitt
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's… — Francis Bacon
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of… — Francis Bacon
Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high.… — Erykah Badu
You never find yourself until you face the truth. — Pearl Bailey
I was a very self-righteous 15-25 year old. Anyway, I wake up every morning and thank God I'm not a kid anymore. — Annie Baker

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