Self Quotes - Page 70

There is, indeed, a most dangerous passage in the history of a democratic people. When the taste for physical gratifications among them has grown more rapidly than their education and their experience of free institutions, the time will come when men are carried away and lose all self-restraint at the sight of new possessions they are about to obtain. In their intense and exclusive anxiety to make a fortune they lose sight of the close connection that exists between the private fortune of each and the prosperity of all.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you have worked on your own corner.

To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a symbol of opportunity, citizenship, equality, freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and hence, is a symbol for democracy itself.

The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world.

Define yourself by what you love.

Confidence is the willingness to be as ridiculous, luminous, intelligent, and kind as you really are, without embarrassment.

The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.

The common trait of all evil is nothing other than egoism... Basically all human evil comes from what we call the selfishness.

Let America realize that self-scrutiny is not treason. Self-examination is not disloyalty.

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

Self-realization is effortless. What you are trying to find is what you already are.

When you get to know your self, you get to know everyone and everything on the planet.

Self-confidence is inseparable from submission to the creedal order, and through that order, to the supreme authority expressed in that order. ... Deep individualism cannot exist except in relation to the highest authority. No inner discipline can operate without a charismatic institution, nor can such an institution survive without that supreme authority from a relation to whom self-confidence derives. Without an authority deeply installed, there is no foundation for individuality. Self-confidence thus expresses submission to supreme authority.

Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy.

The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.

Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their self-image is impenetrable armor, which protects them against shattering events.

We don't call it sin today, we call it self-expression.

Self-inflicted misery smirks under its crown of thorns.

Of course it's super special to create your own records; it really is a part of my self.

Try to avoid complaints. Self-pity even when legitimate never fails to undermine your strength.

Every gay reader understands the secret self that is full and wonderful and has longing and tenderness and a desire for connection to other people. I think that arguments against gay marriage are just ridiculous! Who cares? People want to get married for the same reason I wanted to get married. They want to do it in front of their friends and family

Love who you are and what you are and what you do. Laugh at yourself and at life and nothing can touch you.

The treatments themselves do not 'cure' the condition, they simply restore the body's self-healing ability.

Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: First, a dissatisfaction with self - a felt void or need; second, a decision to change to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change - the willful act of making the change, doing something.