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82 Thine Own quotes by 51 unique authors

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be… — John Donne
There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all… — Epictetus
Doubt not, O poet, but persist. Say 'It is in me, and shall out.' Stand there, balked and dumb, stuttering and stammering, hissed and hooted,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
No, my little Pearl! Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
It is not while beauty And youth are thine own And thy cheeks Unprofaned by a tear That the ferver and faith Of a soul… — Thomas Moore
This living hand, now warm and capable Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt… — John Keats
Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait… — Epictetus
As the great poet wrote, ‘To thine own self be true.’…What? You don’t think a Skotos can be literate? I happen to love Shakespeare. Hamlet… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st… — William Shakespeare
It does seem to me, that herein we see the rare virtue of a strong individual vitality, and the rare virtue of thick walls, and… — Herman Melville
Madman! Look through my eyes if thou hast none of thine own. — Herman Melville
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel, Making a famine where abundance lies, Thyself thy foe, to… — William Shakespeare
BELOVED, gaze in thine own heart, The holy tree is growing there; — William Butler Yeats
When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet. — Ambrose Bierce
Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of… — Saint Ambrose
Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit. — George Fox
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend. — Akhenaton
DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number --just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice.… — Ambrose Bierce
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. — Bible
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience… — Bible
Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have… — Bible
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? / And… — Bible
This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to… — William Shakespeare
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none; be able for thine enemy rather in power than use; and keep thy friend under thine… — William Shakespeare
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a continent, a part of the main; if a clod be… — John Donne

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