Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Human nature, essentially changeable, as unstable as the dust, can endure no restraint; if it binds itself it soon begins to tear madly at its… — Franz Kafka
If a man has the right to self-ownership, to the control of his life, then in the real world he must also have the right… — Murray Rothbard
People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy… — C. Wright Mills
The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true.… — Robert K. Merton
What is the meaning of Initiation? It is the Path to the realisation of your Self as the sole, the supreme, the absolute of all Truth,… — Aleister Crowley
I was in the death struggle with self: God and Satan fought for my soul those three long hours. God conquered — now I have… — Aleister Crowley
All you may know of heaven or hell is within your own self. — Edgar Cayce
The inner self is as distinct from the outer self as heaven is from earth. — Emanuel Swedenborg
When all the Self was conquered and dead, when all passions and desires were silent, then the last must awaken, the innermost of Being that… — Hermann Hesse
Everything I have written up to now is trifling compared to that which I would like to write and would write with great pleasureEither I… — Anton Chekhov
Congress is best viewed from a distance—the farther the better—because up close, it is truly ugly. I saw most of Congress as uncivil, incompetent at… — Robert M. Gates
I was so self -conscious, every time football players went into a huddle, I thought they were talking about me. — Jackie Mason
The greatest single cause of a poor self-image is the absence of unconditional love. — Zig Ziglar
Only in the context of the great encounter with Jesus can a real authentic struggle take place. The encounter with Christ does not take place before,… — Henri Nouwen
The mystery of the spiritual life is that Jesus desires to meet us in the seclusion of our own heart, to make his love known… — Henri Nouwen
Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already posses. — Parker J. Palmer
Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one's self. It is not about the absence of… — Parker J. Palmer
The people who help us grow toward true self offer unconditional love, neither judging us to be deficient nor trying to force us to change… — Parker J. Palmer
By surviving passages of doubt and depression on the vocational journey, I have become clear about at least one thing: self-care is never a selfish… — Parker J. Palmer
Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day. — Charlie Munger
I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day, and then, I must watch my reaction to it. I have no other way… — Richard Rohr
We all become well-disguised mirror image of anything that we fight too long or too directly. That which we oppose determines the energy and frames… — Richard Rohr
Men follow their sentiments and their self-interest, but it pleases them to imagine that they follow reason. And so they look for, and always find,… — Vilfredo Pareto
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained. — Christy Mathewson
If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and decision-making necessary to create a life of enjoyment -… — Tim Ferriss

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