Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Nothing puts the dignity in personal dignity (or the freedom in personal freedom) like the self in self-rule. — John Longenecker
The possibility of killing one's self is a safety valve. Having it, man has no right to say life is unbearable. — Leo Tolstoy
Give me the old familiar world, post-office and all, with this ever new self, with this infinite expectation and faith, which does not know when… — Henry David Thoreau
Ours is the Spirit of the Eucharist, the total Gift of Self. — Katharine Drexel
God must be allowed the right to speak unpredictably.... We must find him in our enemy, or we may lose him even in our friend.… — Thomas Merton
The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom. — Pope John Paul II
Love looks to the eternal. Love is indeed "ecstasy," not in the sense of a moment of intoxication, but rather as a journey, an on-going… — Pope Benedict XVI
For in this world, marked by sin, the gravitational pull of our lives is weighted by the chains of the "I" and the "self." These… — Pope Benedict XVI
The conquering of self is truly greater than were one to conquer many worlds. — Edgar Cayce
You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of… — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender. — Therese of Lisieux
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds… — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Self-defense is Nature's eldest law. — John Dryden
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good… — Jeff Cooper
If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense… — Alexander Hamilton
No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy. — Kelsey Grammer
It is thyself, mine own self's better part; Mine eye's clear eye, my dear heart's dearer heart; My food, my fortune, and my sweet hope's… — William Shakespeare
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… — Marcus Aurelius
Come to the Root of the Root of your Self — Unknown Author
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always count their change… — Catherine Drinker Bowen
Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course towards his objectives in life, without being swayed from his purpose… — Napoleon Hill
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed… — George Matthew Adams
After all, all knowledge simply means self-knowledge. — Bruce Lee
I care little in the existence of a heaven or hell; self respect does not allow me to guide my acts with an eye toward… — Heinrich Heine
The long fight to save wild beauty represents democracy at its best. It requires citizens to practice the hardest of virtues - self-restraint. — Edwin Way Teale

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