Self Quotes

14166 quotes by 6385 authors

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few… — Joseph Addison
What I'm trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism - the way we were when we changed… — Glenn Beck
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
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from… — Martha Beck
You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical. — Diane Abbott
No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. — Max Beerbohm
In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to… — Dirk Benedict
Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity. — Stephen Vincent Benet
If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living. — Arnold Bennett
Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. — A. C. Benson
Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or… — Ezra Taft Benson
An almost forgotten means of economic self-reliance is the home production of food. We are too accustomed to going to stores and purchasing what we… — Ezra Taft Benson
The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to… — Ezra Taft Benson
Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love. — Jose Bergamin
Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored. — John Berger
For an Apple is in it self a little Universe; the Seed, hotter than the other parts thereof, is its Sun, which diffuses about it… — Cyrano de Bergerac
I planted my self in the middle of a great many Glasses full of Dew, tied fast about me, upon which the Sun so violently… — Cyrano de Bergerac
Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which… — Elizabeth Berkley
If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than… — Mortimer Adler
Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child. — Halle Berry

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