Quotes about self
self examination faults
Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own. Francois Fenelon
self suffering crosses
True love goes ever straight forward, not in its own strength, but esteeming itself as nothing. Then indeed we are truly happy. The cross is no longer a cross when there is no self to suffer under it.
self way steps
There is but one way in which God should be loved, and that is to take no step except with Him and for Him, and to follow with a generous self-abandonment every thing which He requires.
self-confidence temptation rust
Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.
self drawing soul
Alas! how many souls there are full of self, and yet desirous of doing good and serving God, but in such a way as to suit themselves; who desire to impose rules upon God as to His manner of drawing them to Himself. They want to serve and possess Him, but they are not willing to be possessed by Him.
self dying littles
The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.
self suffering poison
That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison.
self trying want
I used to be very unathletic. I was always so gangly and self-conscious about my height. I had convinced myself I was uncoordinated. And as a result, I didn't want to try stuff. Geena Davis
self-esteem missing littles
When I was a model, actually, for a little while, my friend that I worked with a lot, she had horrible self-esteem too. We decided that the exact moment when we actually thought we were attractive, we wouldn't be any more. We would just, like, miss it.
self-esteem fake looks
I had very, very bad self-esteem - that I was a fake, everybody was going to find out, that I didn't deserve to have success, just about my looks and really, really bad self esteem.
selfish done ifs
It was selfish what I asked her to do, even if it wound up being the most unselfish thing I've ever done. Gayle Forman
self balls useless
I know. So, I was angry with you. I didn't know why. I was angry with the world. I did know why. I hated all my therapists for being useless. I was this little ball of self-destructive fury, and none of them could do anything but tell me that I was a little ball of self-destructive fury. [...] I knew I was angry. Tell me what to do with that anger, please.
self rainbow mistress
So rainbow-sided, touch'd with miseries, She seem'd, at once, some penanced lady elf, Some demon's mistress, or the demon's self. John Keats
self speak feels
I have nothing to speak of but my self-and what can I say but what I feel
self mad imagination
How sad it is when a luxurious imagination is obliged in self defense to deaden its delicacy in vulgarity, and riot in things attainable that it may not have leisure to go mad after things that are not.
selfish love-is breathe
My love is selfish. I cannot breathe without you.
self actors actresses
No, actors go out with actresses as a form of self-flagellation. John Cusack
self important wanted
I never wanted to come off as self-important.
self-esteem normal haha
Good! Hang in there! It's normal! [Low self-esteem] Often it's a sign of intelligence (but don't let that go to your head haha) Patrick Stump
selfish arrogant world
Self-deprecating or arrogant, it's all selfish. Hard as it is, life's better when you spend more time on the rest of the world
self views political
And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy. Patrick Dempsey
self people racism
When I moved to London in the 1990s, it had changed a great deal. Racism had become deeply uncool. But there has been a return of racism in the guise of "antiterrorism." People who look like myself are immediately suspect. I've become extremely self-conscious about going into crowded public places. Pankaj Mishra
self spirit realizing
We are all part of the One Spirit. When you experience the true meaning of religion, which is to know God, you will realize that He is your Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings. Paramahansa Yogananda
self body temples
The spine is the highway to the Infinite. Your own body is the temple of God. It is within your own self that God must be realized.
self world lions
Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.
self people religion
Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs.
self cups forget
As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.
selfish wwe damn
YOU'RE TOO DAMN SELFISH!!! Owen Hart
self law liberty
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied. Liberty is not foolproof. For its beneficent working it demands self-restraint, a sane and clear recognition of the practical and attainable, and of the fact that there are laws of nature which are beyond our power to change. Otto Hermann Kahn
self people unattractive
I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive. Patty Duke
selfishness twins twin-sister
Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness. Percy Bysshe Shelley
selfish men virtue
In proportion as a man is selfish, so far has he receded from the motive which constitutes virtue.
self evil solitude
I cannot endure the horror, the evil, which comes to self in solitude.