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Self Quotes by William James
- Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
- The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment a thing becomes…
- The transition from tenseness, self-responsibility, and worry, to equanimity, receptivity, and peace, is the most wonderful of all those shiftings of inner equilibrium, those changes…
- The self-same atoms which, chaotically dispersed, made the nebula, now, jammed and temporarily caught in peculiar positions, form our brains; and the 'evolution' of brains,…
- So with the man who has daily inured himself to habits of concentrated attention, energetic volition, and self-denial in unnecessary things. He will stand like…
- There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
- A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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
- 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
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe