Quotes about self
self form absorption
Conscience is the moralized form of self-absorption. Mason Cooley
self guilt self-pity
Guilt stirs me, but only to self-pity.
self trying pity
If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity.
self giving realization
Self-realization is a comedown from salvation, but still gives us something to hope for.
self selfishness absorption
My self-absorption warms me; yours boils me.
self analysis cheat
Self-analysis always cheats.
self dwarves what-if
Self-realization sounds good. But what if only an enraged dwarf emerges?
self people satisfaction
Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?
self earning social
I create my social existence by earning and spending.
self desire throwing
Sexual attraction keeps throwing self-interest off course.
self desire way
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived.
selfishness charity doe
Charity does not like arithmetic; selfishness worships it.
self-esteem self esteem
Self-esteem is not based on itself.
self solitude isolation
Self-absorption intensifies isolation, but permits it to go unnoticed.
self age aging
After sixty, the self-questioning of middle age is obsolete.
self borders easy
I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.
self people literature
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
self hatred literature
Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.
self hatred sometimes
Self-hatred is sometimes appropriate.
self nails victim
Self-righteous victims invite extra nails.
self vices medication
Our vices are attempts to combine self-medication and enjoyment.
self asceticism would-be
Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.
self doe circumstances
True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do.
self crowns thorns
Self-inflicted misery smirks under its crown of thorns.
self-esteem vogue vague
So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside. Mary Kay Ash
self soul affection
The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator. Mary Astell
self defense strict
You do not have the right to take another human's life, unless it's in strict self-defense. Michael Moore
self done may
When you present something that you have worked on to somebody else, for some reason that is the moment when you can see everything that you have done wrong. They may or may not agree, but it is more of a personal thing for me. It is that I am looking at it because you are self conscious and suddenly there is someone in the room that is seeing it for the first time. Michael Giacchino
self secret fool
It’s lucky no one else knows what our most secret thoughts are. We’d all be seen for the cunning, self-aggrandizing fools we are. Michael Connelly
self-esteem lying self-confidence
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual. Mencius
self delight examination
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
self-esteem past forgiving
Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell yourself good things about yourself. Melody Beattie
self-esteem people safe
We are more than our problems. Even if our problem is our own behavior, the problem is not who we are-it's what we did. It's okay to have problems. It's okay to talk about problems-at appropriate times, and with safe people. It's okay to solve problems. And we're okay, even when we have, or someone we love has a problem. We don't have to forfeit our personal power or our self-esteem. We have solved exactly the problems we've needed to solve to become who we are.