True Self Quotes
247 quotes by 190 authors
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It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such…
— John Calvin
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In writing practice, there's no direction. You enter your own mind and follow it where it takes you. We have a great need to connect…
— Natalie Goldberg
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Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves.
— Henri Nouwen
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My true Self is free. I cannot be contained.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
— Ben Harper
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Happiness is your real nature. You identify with yourself with the body and mind, feel it's limitations, and suffer. Realize your true self in order…
— Ramana Maharshi
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Selfishness is the biggest form of helplessness as it makes the person blind so much that he fails to search his true self for being…
— Unknown Author
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Always with me was the inner twin: my true nature, my true self. It is timeless, free, compassionate and in love with whatever is natural…
— Alice Walker
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Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself;…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Each time we see and are touched by the expression of some eternal principle, we catch a sweet glimpse of some aspect of our True…
— Guy Finley
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I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from…
— Mary Chapin Carpenter
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I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.
— Amy Lee
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
— Wendell Pierce
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The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our capacity for divinity and…
— Sue Monk Kidd
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Man is the individualised expression or reflection of God imaged forth and made manifest in bodily form. How is it, then, I hear it asked,…
— Ralph Waldo Trine
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For many, 'desire' is a bad word, something we're supposed to 'give up for God.' That kind of thinking can be really destructive because it…
— Rob Bell
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Ultimately the body will rebel. Even if it can be temporarily pacified with the help of drugs, cigarettes or medicine, it usually has the last…
— Alice Miller
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Being present. The mind is like a butterfly that flits from one flower to the next. Seldom do we find ourselves nestled in the excuisite…
— Denise Linn
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I believe one of our souls' major purposes is to know, love, and express our authentic selves. To live the life and be the person…
— Sue Thoele
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Your surroundings, home, personal care, pets, clothing & body are all reflections of how you see and express yourself. Do these reflect your true self?
— Christiane Northrup
Who Wrote These True Self Quotes
190 authors contributed a total of 247 True Self Quotes, led by these top contributors: