Cost Quote by John de Ruiter

When we descend all the way down to the bottom of loss, and dwell patiently, with an open heart, in the darkness and pain,…

— Elizabeth Lesser

The more deeply we are our true selves, the less self is in us.

— Meister Eckhart

It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.

— Ella Maillart

The price of being oneself is so high and involves so much ruthlessness toward others (or what looks like ruthlessness in our duty-bound culture)…

— May Sarton

“It takes the fuel away from your endless, driving self-criticism. You will eventually be able to see more clearly that some things in life…

— Mark Williams

When you are in the mundane from what is deeper than your self, you realize the mundane to be more than your self, and…

— John de Ruiter

“When we lose ourselves for others we ultimately find ourselves don't we? When we let go of our selfish inclinations, wel live life at…

— Bob Welch

I would like to travel light on this journey of life, to get rid of the encumbrances I acquire each day. . . .…

— Madeleine L'Engle

A lot of people go on this journey of finding themselves and then eventually realize that their true self wasn't on the outside but…

— Jimmy O. Yang

You find yourself in this world, you find yourself out of this world and there's no one to find the Self. There's no Self…

— Frederick Lenz

There is nothing so simple as being the Self. It requires no effort, no aid. One has to leave off the wrong identity and…

— Ramana Maharshi

Most people don't form a self and then lead a life. They are called by a problem, and the self is constructed gradually by…

— David Brooks