Self Quotes

14166 quotes by 6503 authors

It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding. — Halle Berry
I was a wife and mother, blameless in moral life, with a deep sense of duty and a proud self-respect; it was while I was… — Annie Besant
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time… — Benazir Bhutto
Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline. — Theodor Adorno
Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing. — Theodor Adorno
It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient. — Josh Billings
Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense. — Theodor Adorno
Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive self-defense. — Conrad Black
Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible. — Bhumibol Adulyadej
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel. — Aeschylus
Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things. — Aeschylus
I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that… — Mary J. Blige
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. — Aesop
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them… — William J. H. Boetcker
Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion… — David Bohm
It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by… — W. E. B. Du Bois
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left,… — Erma Bombeck
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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