Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Work and self-worth are the two factors in pride that interact with each other and that tend to increase the strong sense of pride found… — Dennis F. Kinlaw
In these times of self-directed teams, empowered employees, and "boundaryless" organizations, your worth as an individual employee will also get measured by your work group's… — Price Pritchett
Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself. — Bob Proctor
Purity perceives and respects the character of sex-its depth, seriousness, intimacy, and true home within wedded love, which alone makes possible the total and mutual… — Dietrich von Hildebrand
There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair. The exception is… — Desmond Morris
The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is riddled with hostility and insecurity, but the wordless commitment of… — Germaine Greer
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating… — Barbara Ehrenreich
Singleness would be recognized as a vital stage of the journey to maturation, a time to learn about who we are, to learn responsibility and… — Harville Hendrix
The first and the best victory is to conquer self. — Plato
No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance. — Robert Holden
The authentic self is the soul made visable. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation. — Homer Rice
Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. — Teresa of Avila
Know thyself. Nothing in excess. The Self is required to balance the Self. — Ralph Blum
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem. — Barbara Sher
The best way to achieve self-esteem is to do something worthy of esteem. — Todd G. Buchholz
The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to… — Gautama Buddha
The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self. — Plato
One who is established in a comfortable posturewhile concentrating on the inner self alonenaturally becomes immersed in the spontaneousarising of the heart's ocean of bliss. — Unknown Author
Strong Women never put their safety or their self-esteem aside to please someone else or to keep a man. If someone acts inappropriately or abusively… — Beverly Engel
Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken. — Gautama Buddha
Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you… — Unknown Author
Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The… — Robert Burton
No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspects of "the good life." Yes,… — Robert Burton
One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it was… — Gautama Buddha

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