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Self Quotes by Gary Snyder
- The mercy of the West has been social revolution; the mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void.
- For several centuries Western civilization has had a drive for material accumulation, continual extensions of economic power, termed 'progress'...The longing for growth is not wrong.…
- The Buddha taught that all life is suffering. We might also say that life, being both attractive and constantly dangerous, is intoxicating and ultimately toxic.…
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- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. — Dalai Lama
- The value of the Old Testament may be dependant on what seems its imperfection. It may repel one use in order that… — C.S. Lewis
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- If there is any aim to achieve by all of us as a human being, it is to be so strong that… — Senoraroy
- Forgive yourself and get over 'self hatred.' In life, everybody screws up I mean everybody. Some people blame themselves for stuff, when… — Pacifiersucker