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  • To be human is to have one's little modicum of romance secreted away in one's composition. One never ceases to make a hero of one's self, (in private,) during life, but only alters the style of heroism from time to time as the drifting years belittle certain gods of his admiration and raise up others in their stead.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Hero Quotes , Self Quotes
  • My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes , Self Quotes , Departure Quotes
  • All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Charles Dickens Quotes , Self Quotes , Words Of Wisdom Quotes
  • Even after the Truth has been realised, there remains that strong, obstinate impression that one is still an ego - the agent and experiencer. This has to be carefully removed by living in a state of constant identification with the supreme non-dual Self. Full Awakening is the eventual ceasing of all the mental impressions of being an ego.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Adi Shankara Quotes , Strong Quotes , Self Quotes