Self Quotes - Page 2

• Circumstance does not make the man. Circumstance reveals man to himself.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Men, Discovery

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• You are not a singular self. You are a corporation. Inside you is eternity. A human being is not so simple.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Buddhism, Simple

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• You have thousands of selves inside you. Meditation is a process of peeling back the layers of the self. We start with peeling back the personality from this lifetime.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Buddhism, Personality

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• We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

  Dalai Lama

  Motivational, Spiritual, Peace

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• There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Acceptance, Jewels, Three Things

  Benjamin Franklin (1962). “Representative selections: with introduction, bibliography, and notes”

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• Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Wisdom, Travel, Character

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  The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• The most important key to the permanent enhancement of self esteem is the practice of positive inner-talk.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Keys

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• Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.

  Pope John Paul II

  Sacrifice, Men, Denial

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• One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Stars, Knowledge, Acceptance

  Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

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• The question is not what we intended ourselves to be, but what He intended us to be when He made us.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Intention, Made

  C.S. Lewis (1960). “Mere Christianity”

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• It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

  Edmund Hillary

  Inspirational, Motivational, Graduation

  "That's Life : Wild Wit & Wisdom". Book by Bonnie Louise Kuchler, 2003.

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• As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Inspirational, Life, Trust

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• We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

  May Sarton

  Inspirational, Dream, Real

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  Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

  Lucille Ball

  Love, Inspirational, Relationship

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• We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Self Esteem, Self Worth, Levels

  Iyanla Vanzant (2012). “Acts Of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour”, p.8, Simon and Schuster

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• You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

  Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.34, Lulu.com

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• Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

  A. C. Benson

  Motivational, Change, Positive

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• Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.

  May Sarton

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

  May Sarton (2014). “Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel”, p.92, Open Road Media

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• One's own self is well hidden from one's own self; of all mines of treasure, one's own is the last to be dug up.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Discovery, Treasure, Lasts

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• Loving yourself...does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion

  Margot Anand

  Love Yourself, Mean, Heart

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• There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Inspirational, Respect, Humility

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  Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

  Steve Jobs

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

  Sally Field

  Confidence, Self Esteem, Love Yourself

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• When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

  Epictetus

  Forgiveness, Spiritual, Wisdom

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