Self Quotes

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Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings have called it… — David Whyte
Despite not knowing if what he felt from moment to moment would pass or last forever, he entered fully into his shifting states of violent… — Diane Ackerman
Learning always involves self-transcendence. Learning calls forth what is in us, helping us to move toward authenticity and wholeness. — Karl Rahner
Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome by it wins the "treasure hard to attain." He alone has… — Carl Jung
The best of modern therapy is much like a process of shared meditation, where therapist and client sit together, learning to pay close attention to… — Jack Kornfield
Nothing puts the dignity in personal dignity (or the freedom in personal freedom) like the self in self-rule. — John Longenecker
The possibility of killing one's self is a safety valve. Having it, man has no right to say life is unbearable. — Leo Tolstoy
Give me the old familiar world, post-office and all, with this ever new self, with this infinite expectation and faith, which does not know when… — Henry David Thoreau
Ours is the Spirit of the Eucharist, the total Gift of Self. — Katharine Drexel
God must be allowed the right to speak unpredictably.... We must find him in our enemy, or we may lose him even in our friend.… — Thomas Merton
The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom. — Pope John Paul II
Love looks to the eternal. Love is indeed "ecstasy," not in the sense of a moment of intoxication, but rather as a journey, an on-going… — Pope Benedict XVI
For in this world, marked by sin, the gravitational pull of our lives is weighted by the chains of the "I" and the "self." These… — Pope Benedict XVI
The conquering of self is truly greater than were one to conquer many worlds. — Edgar Cayce
You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of… — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender. — Therese of Lisieux
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds… — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Self-defense is Nature's eldest law. — John Dryden
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good… — Jeff Cooper
If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense… — Alexander Hamilton

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