Mahatma Gandhi Quotes, Men Quotes, Self Quotes

A courageous man prefers death to the surrender of self-respect.

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Nothing fails like success—because the self-imposed task of our society and all its members is a contradiction: to force things to happen which are acceptable only when they happen without force.

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Tags : Alan Watts Quotes , Self Quotes , Tasks Quotes

Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that if you are here the authorities of the universe put you here, and for cause, or with some task strictly appointed you in your constitution, and so long as you work at that you are well and successful

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Successful Quotes , Self Quotes

When you encounter some problems, if you point your finger at yourself and not at others, this gives you control over yourself and calmness in a situation, where otherwise self-control becomes problematic.

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Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Self Quotes , Giving Quotes

We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition.

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My humanity is a constant self-overcoming.

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For what is prayer but the expansion of your self into the living ether?

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The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the waves of a turbulent sea.

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Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.

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Any systems approaching perfect self-control also approaches perfect self-frustration.

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Rules for Self Discovery: 1. What we want most; 2. What we think about most; 3. How we use our money; 4. What we do with our leisure time; 5. The company we enjoy; 6. Who and what we admire; 7. What we laugh at.

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In a self-respecting India, is not every woman's virtue as much every man's concern as his own sister's?

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I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence.

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It is very noble hypocrisy not to talk of one's self.

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Tags : Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes , Self Quotes , Hypocrisy Quotes

We are the eyes of the cosmos. So that in a way, when you look deeply into somebody's eyes, you're looking deep into yourself, and the other person is looking deeply into the same self.

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Tags : Alan Watts Quotes , Eye Quotes , Self Quotes

America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. We were born out of revolution against an empire. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal. And we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words, within our borders and around the world. We are shaped by every culture. Drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept, E pluribus unum: Out of many, one.

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Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

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Tags : Maya Angelou Quotes , Positive Quotes , Self Quotes

There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question.

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Tags : Carl Sagan Quotes , Self Quotes , Dumb Quotes

We legislate against forestalling and monopoly; we would have a common granary for the poor; but the selfishness which hoards thecorn for high prices, is the preventative of famine; and the law of self-preservation is surer policy than any legislation can be.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Self Quotes , Law Quotes

It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people who habitually discount everything you tell them, whether it is true or isn't.

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