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Self Quotes by Plato
- The first and the best victory is to conquer self.
- The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.
- Self conquest is the greatest of victories.
- And we shall most likely be defeated, and you will most likely be victors in the contest, if you learn so to order your lives…
- Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true…
- If in a discussion of many matters ... we are not able to give perfectly exact and self-consistent accounts, do not be surprised: rather we…
- A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants
- What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual,…
- The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.
- The essence of knowledge is self-knowledge,
- To win over your bad self is the grandest and foremost of victories.
- Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May…
- Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but…
- The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things most shameful and vile.
More Self Quotes
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- 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
- Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the… — Samuel Johnson