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Self Quotes by May Sarton
- Innocence is not pure so much as pleased, Always expectant, bright-eyed, self-enclosed
- When we speak of being vulnerable, it suggests being especially vulnerable to pain. People for whom personal dignity and self-sufficiency are everything, do all they…
- If we are to understand the human condition, and if we are to accept ourselves in all the complexity, self-doubt, extravagance of feeling, guilt, joy,…
- Real joy is becoming exceedingly rare among artists of any kind. And I have an idea that those who can and do communicate it are…
- We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.
- Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
- Love opens the doors into everything, as far as I can see, including and perhaps most of all, the door into one's own secret, and…
- Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there.
- One does not "find oneself" by pursuing one's self, but on the contrary by pursuing something else and learning through discipline or routine. . .…
- Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
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- 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
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Forgive yourself and get over 'self hatred.' In life, everybody screws up I mean everybody. Some people blame themselves for stuff, when… — Pacifiersucker
- It is the policy of the Indian government: We can lament the lack of talent in the country because it is easier… — Mak_786
- Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others. — Ronald Reagan
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