Disappointment Quote by Kilroy J. Oldster

“Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.”

— George Gissing

“They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pityings, all of which are…

— James Allen

“The main reason I felt foolish and humiliated was because of - what had I called it to myself, only a few days previously?…

— Julian Barnes

“…there is endless despair at the centre of every narcissistic self-portrait.”

— M. John Harrison

“The only legitimate antidote for self-doubt and the shameful weakness it breeds is joyful self-acceptance.”

— Idi Amin

“Most of us have these versions of ourselves that terrify us. We have these imperfect bodies we don't quite know how to cope with.…

— Roxane Gay

“Those who lack a central purpose in life fall prey to worries, fears, and petty troubles, and end up stuck in self-pity. They may…

— James Allen

“Defeat the demons of self-doubt and self-loathing by being your own hero/heroine of self-compassion.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

If we do not respect ourselves, we are on the one hand forced to despise those who have so few resources as to consort…

— Joan Didion

“Fits of anger, vexation,and bitterness against ourselves tend to pride and they spring from no other source than self-love, which is disturbed and upset…

— Francis de Sale

“Fearing the judgment of others I condemned myself … failing in my quest for perfection the oppressive weight of judgment steadily pressing upon my…

— David W. Earle LPC

“It is clear to me now that, owing to my unbounded vanity and to the high standard I set for myself, I often looked…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky