Quote by Śāntideva

“Life can be generous, but leaves us with a trilemma: How can we reconcile three diverse features: ‘I’, 'me' and the 'others'. Since the…

— Erik Pevernagie

“We are, on earth, two distinct races. Those who have need of others, whom others amuse, engage soothe, whom solitude harasses, pains, stupefies, like…

— Guy de Maupassant

“Within yourself is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself”

— Herman Hesse

Partake of this sacred mystery: to take the place of others, giving them his own.

— Shantideva

“Be a light unto yourself; betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.”

— Buddha Shakyamuni

“The less I can depend on circumstances to define my identity, the more I must look to the Lord to reinforce His thoughts concerning…

— Steven Furtick

“That is, to be ourselves causes us to be exiled by many others, and yet to comply with what others want causes us to…

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

“Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no other is, and to do what no other…

— William Ellery Channing

“Our sense of identity is held captive by the judgements of those we live among.”

— Alain de Botton

“Belonging to ourselves means being called to stand alone - to brave the wilderness of uncertainty, vulnerability, and criticism.”

— Brené Brown

“...[A] strange necessity has been laid upon me to devote my life to the central concern that transcends the walls that divide and would…

— Howard Thurman

“I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I…

— James Joyce