Quotes about self
self
I shall gather myself into my self again, I shall take my scattered selves and make them one. Sara Teasdale
self careers important
The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating. Sandra Bernhard
self poison half
We ought not to extract pernicious honey from poison blossoms of misrepresentation and mendacious half-truth, to pamper the course appetite of bigotry and self-love. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
selfish eye heart
...in consequence of the film of familiarity and selfish solicitude, we have eyes yet see not, ears that hear not, and hearts that neither feel nor understand.
self heaven world
We are as near to heaven as we are far from self, and far from the love of a sinful world. Samuel Rutherford
self-esteem mean law
Wisdom and virtue are by no means sufficient, without the supplemental laws of good-breeding, to secure freedom from degenerating into rudeness, or self esteem from swelling into insolence. A thousand incivilities may be committed, and a thousand offices neglected. without any remorse of conscience, or reproach from reason. Samuel Johnson
self incentives emulation
When emulation leads us to strive for self-elevation by merit alone, and not by belittling another, then it is one of the grandest possible incentives to action.
self giving growth
We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in their full magnitude, but the gradual growth of our own wickedness, endeared by interest, and palliated by all the artifices of self-deceit, gives us time to form distinctions in our own favor
self doe watches
The only disadvantage to directing if you've been an actor is how self-conscious you are. When I'm directing, I'm always so aware when I'm speaking to an actor of how easily I could throw them off by saying something careless or not being clear or concise. So it does make you watch your words in a way that sometimes is unhelpful. Sarah Polley
self tools use
The true Mason's level of discernment increases with every use of the working tools, because the true Mason is ever working on him/her self. William Howard Taft
self names groups
It's no accident that most self-help groups use 'anonymous' in their names; to Americans, the first step toward redemption is a ritual wiping out of the self, followed by the construction of a new one. Walter Kirn
selfish stupid socialism
Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. Walter Lippmann
self expression people
People who are tremendously concerned about their identification, their individuality, their self-expression, or their sense of humor, always seem to be missing the very things they pursue.
self rely-on-yourself rely
It is better to rely on yourself than on your friends. William Feather
self way painful
Depression is a disorder of mood, so mysteriously painful and elusive in the way it becomes known to the self -- to the mediating intellect-- as to verge close to being beyond description. It thus remains nearly incomprehensible to those who have not experienced it in its extreme mode. William Styron
self survival important
Never before have self-suffiency and education been so important, and they are virtually inseparable from survival. William Powell
self affection intellect
Faith is an act of self-consecration, in which the will, the intellect, and the affections all have their place. William Ralph Inge
self-confidence people insecurity
At the level at which I work with people, their great talent is paired with great insecurity. Self-doubt is literally the twin of self-confidence. And I have to be there for both. William Ivey Long
self fool hindrance
The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool. William Least Heat-Moon
self individual form
We keep a journal to entrap that collection of selves that forms us, the individual human being. William Boyd
self anxiety
Anxiety is the fear of one's self. Wilhelm Stekel
selfish men citizens
Man is naturally more disposed to beneficent than selfish actions. This we learn even from the history of savages. The domestic virtues have something in them so inviting and genial, and the public virtues of the citizen something so grand and inspiring, that even he who is barely uncorrupted, is seldom able to resist their charm. Wilhelm von Humboldt
selfish grief men
Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death. Walter Russell
selfish grief loss
... Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death. Sympathy for the afflicted makes a reality of the affliction by its recognition as an infliction, while sorrow for the loss of anything, or for the »unfortunate« condition of anybody, is forgetful of the beauty and abundance of all-giving God and Nature. The Mind of God knows but one unchanging emotion - ECSTASY - the ecstasy of Love - the ecstasy which has its beginnings in an inner joyousness of one who is far on the road to the discovery of his immortal Self.
self loses
Until one learns to lose one's self he cannot find himself.
selfish war government
War, and more wars, are helping Government to siphon the earnings of its people into its treasury for its own selfish purpose, which is to rule the people for the Government instead of for the purpose of serving the people. When will the people see that the very taxes they pay are building a power to be used against them?
selfishness causes world
Sordid selfishness doth contract and narrow our benevolence, and cause us, like serpents, to infold ourselves within ourselves, and to turn out our stings to the entire world besides. Walter Scott
self-confidence hands feet
Cooking gives you the ability to grow as a person and to give yourself confidence. You can invite people around, you can sit down and eat together and it makes you feel about ten feet tall because you've done it with your own hands. William Katt
self-esteem men dignity
I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it. Winston Churchill
self adjectives detectives
Not every oak has to be gnarled, every detective hard-bitten. The adjective that exists solely as a decoration is a self-indulgence for the writer and an obstacle for the reader. William Zinsser
self lines chauffeurs
The self is like a pimping blackmailing chauffeur who gets you from here to there on word lines. William S. Burroughs
self discipline soldier
Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier. William Lyon Mackenzie King
self car initiative
What the carburetor, sparkplug and self-starter are to an automobile, initiative, private enterprise and executive ability are to industry as a whole, including the wage earner, wage payer, wage spender and wage saver, i.e., the investor. If the sparkplug and self-starter get out of commission, the car will come to a standstill. William J. H. Boetcker