Quotes about self
self matter where-you-are
Where you're from only matters in relation to where you are. Malcolm Forbes
self people competition
The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse. Competition is becoming a virtue. Intense competition drives people to go more and more into self-interest. Even to see other folks as competition. Major Owens
self divine-wisdom mind
This must be our belief when we have a correct knowledge of our own self, and comprehend the true nature of everything; we must be content, and not trouble our mind with seeking a certain final cause for things that have none, or have no other final cause but their own existence, which depends on the Will of God, or, if you prefer, on the Divine Wisdom. Maimonides
self expression coming-back
The search for total knowledge starts from the Self and finds its fulfillment in coming back to the Self, finding that everything is the expression of the Self - everything is the expression of my own Self. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
self ruins firsts
Restraint never ruins one's health. What ruins it,is not restraint but outward suppression. A really self-restrained person grows every day from strength to strength and from peace to more peace. The very first step in self-restraint is the restraint of thoughts. Mahatma Gandhi
self fasting longing
Fasting is futile unless it is accompanied by an incessant longing for self-restraint.
self essentials defence
The strength to kill is not essential for self-defence; one ought to have the strength to die.
self land ignorant
Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be self-destroyed.
self support religion
When anything assumes the strength of a creed, it becomes self-sustained and derives the needed support from within.
self hands religion
I have but shadowed forth my intense longing to lose myself in the Eternal and become merely a lump of clay in the Potter's divine hands so that my service may become more certain because uninterrupted by the baser self in me.
self bravery different
I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilisation required the use of a different and higher weapon for self-protection. - Hind Swaraj
self birth-control method
Birth-control through self-restraint is the most desirable, sensible and totally harmless method.
self ethics vow
Self-restraint is the very keystone of the ethics of vow-taking.
self normal individual
Individual civil disobedience was everybody's inherent right, like the right of self-defence in normal life.
selfish long people
Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time.
self defense revolutionary
Self-defense...is the only honourable course where there is unreadiness for self-immolation.
self simplicity islam
I become more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of Hussein, the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers and his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.
self-esteem yoga believe
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
self personality suffering
My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession. Joaquin Phoenix
self promise want
Now that we were alone,i was self-conscious and cranky again.Why had i wanted to stay?if i had been programmed to want to be with dylan,heads were gonna roll,i promise you that. James Patterson
self psychology development
The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology. James Mark Baldwin
self perfect his-love
Our inclination is to show our Lord only what we feel comfortable with. But the more we dare to reveal our whole trembling self to him, the more we will be able to sense that his love, which is perfect love, casts out all our fears. Henri Nouwen
self opposites people
Of one thing I am sure. Complaining is self-perpetuating and counterproductive. Whenever I express my complaints in the hope of evoking pity and receiving the satisfaction I so much desire, the result is always the opposite of what I tried to get. A complainer is hard to live with, and very few people know how to respond to the complaints made by a self-rejecting person. The tragedy is that, often, the complaint, once expressed, leads to that which is most feared: further rejection.
self rejection meaningful-life
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.
self solitude our-society
Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.
self purification true-self
Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves.
self waiting feelings
Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. The beauty of listening is that those who are listened to start feeling accepted, start taking our words more seriously and discovering their true selves.
self long somalia
The long-term solution in preventing another famine in Somalia is to promote self-reliance. Hawa Abdi
self careers tough-questions
The most important characteristic that has allowed me to succeed is confidence. I have always been comfortable in my own skin, and even when I was just starting out in my career, had the strength and self-assurance to ask tough questions and push for answers. Heather Bresch
selfish reflection men
Kindly politeness is the slow fruit of advanced reflection; it is a sort of humanity and kindliness applied to small acts and every day discourse: it bids man soften towards others, and forget himself for the sake of others: it constrains genuine nature, which is selfish and gross. Hippolyte Taine
selfish jealous etc
All of the things that the bible warns you of being: jealous, covetous, murderous, selfish, etc., that's kind of how humans are. Henry Rollins
self alcohol why-not
Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.
self creative acting
With acting I am being led by the script, other actors, the director, etc. But with songwriting I feel it is much more self reliant and allows me to be in the creative experience without being as dependent on others. Helen Slater