Self Quotes

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I have but shadowed forth my intense longing to lose myself in the Eternal and become merely a lump of clay in the Potter's divine… — Mahatma Gandhi
When anything assumes the strength of a creed, it becomes self-sustained and derives the needed support from within. — Mahatma Gandhi
Disaster mitigation... increases the self reliance of people who are at risk - in other words, it is empowering. — Unknown Author
Without changing one's self, without peace in one's self, world peace is not possible. — Dalai Lama
In classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power to resist falsehood… — Parker J. Palmer
As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift… — Natalia Ginzburg
The dignity of self is greatly enhanced by looking upward in the search for holiness. Like the giant trees, we should reach up for the… — James E. Faust
There are no solutions to life, but there is an experience of wholeness, of bliss, of being, of the deathlessness of the Divine Self, of… — Andrew Harvey
Evil people hate the light because it reveals themselves to themselves. ... They will destroy the light, the goodness, the love in order to avoid… — M. Scott Peck
I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times... Man… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Democracy is our most valuable possession. Upholding it is our duty and our responsibility. This means a continuous, decisive and self-confident argument; it means effort… — Unknown Author
Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be self-destroyed. — Mahatma Gandhi
When I look at myself as a younger actor, I see what a tight ass I was. I had a pretty big shadow because of… — Michael Douglas
They serve best who give most of themselves. Self is forgotten by the one who serves, for such a one rejoices to see success coming… — James Cash Penney
Competition is like experimentation in science, a discovery process, and it must rely on the self interest of producers, it must allow them to use… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Opportunism is self interest seeking with guile often involving subtle forms of deceit, especially calculated efforts to mislead, distort, disguise, obfuscate, or otherwise confuse. This… — Unknown Author
Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen… — John Ralston Saul
Home economics should find its way into the curriculum of every school because the scientific study of a problem pertaining to food, shelter or clothing...… — Unknown Author
Liberalism is, in fact, the ideology of the capitalist revolution that prodigiously raised the living standards of the mass of people; a doctrine gradually elaborated… — Ralph Raico
Responsible people work, earn, save, invest, make things better for self & family. Lefties call that "greed." — Philip Schuyler

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