Thyself Quotes

296 quotes by 174 authors

When thou art offended at any man's fault, forthwith turn to thyself and reflect in what manner thou doest error thyself... For by attending to… — Marcus Aurelius
On the occasion of every act ask thyself, How is this with respect to me? Shall I repent of it? A little time and I… — Marcus Aurelius
Suppose that thou hast detached thyself from the natural unity... yet here there is this beautiful provision, that it is in thy power again to… — Marcus Aurelius
All things are changing; and thou thyself art in continuous mutation and in a manner in continuous destruction and the whole universe to. — Marcus Aurelius
Consider thyself to be dead, and to have completed thy life up to the present time; and live according to nature the remainder which is… — Marcus Aurelius
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others. — Benjamin Franklin
Observe all men, thyself most. — Benjamin Franklin
Who had deceived thee so often as thyself? — Benjamin Franklin
First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife. — Thomas Fuller
Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would… — Andre Gide
Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. — Confucius
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. — Democritus
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself. — Joseph Joubert
Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.' — George McGovern
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. — William Penn
One of the perks of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself. — Steven Pinker
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. — Francis Quarles
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. — Alexander Pope

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