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Self Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
- A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The…
- It is not the body, nor the personality that is the true self. The true self is eternal. Even on the point of death we…
- Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what thou hast in hand with perfect and simple dignity, and feeling of…
- When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can…
- As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature…
- A man's true greatness lies in the consciousness of an honest purpose in life, founded on a just estimate of himself and everything else, on…
- I seek the truth...it is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance that does harm.
- If you do everything as if it were the last thing you were doing in your life, and stop being aimless, stop letting your emotions…
- Letting go all else, cling to the following few truths. Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant: all the rest…
- If anyone can refute me-show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective-I'l l gladly change. It's the truth I'm…
- Find joy in simplicity, self-respect, and indifference to what lies between virtue and vice. Love the human race. Follow the divine.
- Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's…
- My true Self is free. I cannot be contained.
- Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
- If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth,…
- So you know how things stand. Now forget what they think of you. Be satisfied if you can live the rest of your life, however…
- If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which…
- People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word…
- Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose thy self-respect.
More Self Quotes
- 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
- Forgive yourself and get over 'self hatred.' In life, everybody screws up I mean everybody. Some people blame themselves for stuff, when… — Pacifiersucker
- Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the… — Samuel Johnson
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labour is immense. — Arnold Bennett
- If there is any aim to achieve by all of us as a human being, it is to be so strong that… — Senoraroy