Quotes About Self-preservation

Washington honors the Platinum Rule above all: 'Do it unto others before they do it unto you'.

Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.

Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation.

If I was made of cake I'd eat myself before somebody else could.

Fool me once, shame on youfool me twice, shame on mefool me thrice, I'm gonna get the frying pan!

Sometimes I fall into the trap of keeping too much to myself, but I think it's important to preserve certain things, it leaves something to the imagination.

One must know how to conserve oneself- the best test of independence.

The proverb warns that, 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.

I don't want to have to save your life, ' Chord says softly. 'Not when you can do it.

In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive.

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

No one can hurt me - that's my job.

Sometimes staying strong means not putting yourself in uncomfortable or triggering situations.

Intelligent resistance keeps the true self alive

You want to go easy on the suicide stuff - first thing you know, you'll ruin your health.

I can't let them see my doubts, or the wounds they've inflicted on me.

If your head is made of wax, don't walk in the sun

The ego is a mean mechanism which mobilizes the absolute strongest rationalization traps in order to preserve itself.

Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.

Sometimes u have to hurt your loved ones just because you don't want to hurt yourself, it's like putting a step backward to jump forward ..

Ik waande ons onschendbaar en als iets niet stuk kan, doe je er automatisch een stuk minder voorzichtig mee. Heel normaal, dat is menselijk. Nee, het is niet normaal, maar zo zijn mensen. Het onkwetsbare moet gekwetst worden.

Stay Alive in Your Own Life

I don't want to spend my time rescuing you from awkward situations.

I knew then that I would have to be careful. I would have to wear gloves, to leave no trace when I burgled the crammed house of feeling and took for my own use exuberance depression suspicion terror.