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Self Quotes by Mark Epstein
- Buddhism teaches us that happiness does not come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go. In Buddhism,…
- When we seek happiness through accumulation, either outside of ourselves-from other people, relationships, or material goods-or from our own self-development, we are missing the essential…
- In building a path through the self to the far shore of awareness, we have to carefully pick our way through our own wilderness. If…
- The central premise of this book is that the Western psychological notion of what it means to have a self is flawed.
- Anxiety and desire are two, often conflicting, orientations to the unknown. Both are tilted toward the future. Desire implies a willingness, or a need, to…
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