Self Quotes

You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self.

Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness; it invents nations where they do not exist.

You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. Of all the people you will know in the lifetime, you are the only one you will never leave or lose.

The material world has only been constructed at the price of taking the self, that is, mind, out of it, removing it; mind is not part of it...

Live the Self that fills the whole Universe.

When you stop needing more of everything, more of what you desire seems to arrive in your life.

The camera is first a means of self-discovery and a means of self-growth. The artist has one thing to say - himself.

Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing.

Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.

I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.

I don't mind what the critics say, so long as I get some reaction. The worst thing is to be ignored.

The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.

Time slows down. Self vanishes. Action and Awareness merge. Welcome to Flow.

First of all, merely by living a simple life with a heart dedicated to overcoming self-cherishing, we automatically benefit others.

Here's how my brain works: It's stupidity, followed by self-hatred, and then further analysis.

Self-transformation is not just about changing yourself. It means shifting yourself to a completely new dimension of experience and perception.

There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.

There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun.

Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.

Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins.

Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is.

Give beauty back, beauty, beauty, beauty, back to God, beauty's self and beauty's giver.

I don't express myself in my paintings. I express my not-self.

Adventure is a path...Real adventure - self-determined , self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world.

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

There's also a part of me that's self-destructive, and another part that's a hero who's going to stand up for a principle.

I think that's all a form of wanting to let go, of wanting to get out... It's not something easily described or understood.

The secret of all great undertakings is hard work and self-reliance

Fighting with self!! Why not? If we can live in harmony with self, we also have a full right to fight ourselves as well.

He who gives only what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.

We can more easily avenge an injury than requite a kindness; on this account, because there is less difficulty in getting the better of the wicked than in making one's self equal with the good.

Satori - in the awakening from a dream. Awakening and self-realization and seeing into one's own being - these are synonymous.

If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

It is not how much you love someone, but who you are when you are with him.

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.

Don't look to the approval of others for your mental stability

You don't have to be like anyone else. You just need to learn more about your own creative self and start blooming.

Right now, we're living in an ugly chapter of our lives, but books always get better!

Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.

When we don’t put the brakes on our self-absorption, we have nothing stopping us from total self-destruction. We become the fruits of our actions.

Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself.

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

If only I had more money is the easiest way to postpone the intense self-examination and decision-making necessary to create a life of enjoyment - now and not later.

Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.

The all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself - for this is your true self.

We may have failed to teach our children right from wrong, but we've done a great job of teaching self-esteem!

Our biggest enemy is our own self-doubt. We really can achieve extraordinary things in our lives. But we sabotage our greatness because of our fear

Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.