Self-satisfaction Quotes

33 quotes by 31 authors

If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than… — Mortimer Adler
San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness. — Herb Caen
Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort… — Mary Lou Retton
People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for… — Al-Ghazali
It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfaction, rather with a self-discontent which is the more intense because one's own little core… — George Eliot
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was… — Hugh Laurie
However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more… — St. Vincent
One's self-satisfaction is an untaxed kind of property which it is very unpleasant to find deprecated. — George Eliot
I have named the destroyers of nations: comfort, plenty, and security - out of which grow a bored and slothful cynicism, in which rebellion against… — John Steinbeck
Self-satisfaction is the state of mind of those who have the happy conviction that they are not as other men. — Margery Allingham
Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished by the grace… — John of Kronstadt
There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a… — Meg Greenfield
In science, self-satisfaction is death. Personal self-satisfaction is the death of the scientist. Collective self-satisfaction is the death of the research. It is restlessness, anxiety,… — Jacques Monod
There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent… — Alberto Moravia
The biggest thing for me is the self-satisfaction of winning the race. I don't care about who gets the most attention. I've achieved something that's… — Dan Wheldon
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy-indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from… — William Osler
On any Tuesday morning, if asked, a good working scientist will tell you with some self-satisfaction that the affairs of his field are nicely in… — Lewis Thomas
The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not. — George Michael
You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it… — Steve Prefontaine
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable… — John Wooden

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