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Self Quotes by Marvin J. Ashton
- Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.
- Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is…
- Lying damages others. Lying subtly permits us to destroy ourselves as we are caught in the snare and shatter our own self-image and credibility. Freedom…
- How comfortable some of us become as we nestle in the web of procrastination. It is a false haven of rest for those who are…
- Being on time to appointments and meetings is a phase of self-discipline and an evidence of self-respect. Punctuality is a courteous compliment the intelligent person…
- Shaking off restrictive chains requires action. They cannot be wished away. A declaration will never break chains. It requires commitment, self-discipline, and work.
- A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize the good life…
- One of the great tragedies of life, it seems to me, is when a person classifies himself as someone who has no talents or gifts.…
- If you have self-respect, you will take satisfaction in being well groomed and will not allow yourself to perform shabbily. You will continue to work…
More Self Quotes
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
- Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. — Isaac Asimov
- Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
- That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it… — Mary Astell
- Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity. — Nancy Astor
- It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us… — David Attenborough
- Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. — Dean Acheson
- A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower… — Marcus Aurelius
- What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken! — Jane Austen
- We grow older, but we do not change. We become more sophisticated, but at bottom we continue to resemble our young selves,… — Paul Auster