Quotes About Self

The curse did not come from God. It emanated from himself and had no other source but in his own actions; and this was true of every man and of every punishment.

Più profondamente, si è se stessi, un po' come diceva Friedich Schiller (1759-1805), l'uomo è veramente uomo quando gioca (e la donna anche).

My body is no longer his temple.

It was pointless to ponder who I was because I was whichever combination of chemicals happened to be sloshing around at that time. So I decided not to search for a true self. I decided to choose who I wanted to be.

I will not be what I was made, but what I make.

It is easier, as Michelet suggested, for a woman to change her opinion of a man than for him to change his opinion of himself.

He despised himself for wishing to forget she despised him.

I hope what I've learned helps you find your way. Most of all, I hope you've learned that in this world of mines and crafting, the most important thing you can craft is you.

When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his only lasting achievement.

To write is to read one's own self

Jeder Mensch erfindet sich früher oder später eine Geschichte, die er für sein Leben hält.

Es stimmt nicht einmal, daß ich immer nur mich selbst beschrieben habe. Ich habe mich selbst nie beschrieben. Ich habe mich nur verraten.

the direction taken by our vanity is not, as it appears to be, the direction towards our self, but away from our self.

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

Jesus did not enter the world to help us save ourselves. He entered the world to save us from ourselves.

If you aren't you, we don't get you.

Nothing is changed, except there was a moment when the wolf, the mongering wolf who stands outside the self lay lightly down, and slept.

The Success-type personality is composed of: S-ense of direction U—nderstanding C-ourage C-harity E-steem S-elf-Confidence S-elf-Acceptance.

Wrinkles here and there seem unimportant compared to the Gestalt of the whole person I have become in this past year.

Still, a person who cannot express love is stopping the flow of life, is censoring where censorship is a form of self-indulgence, the fear of giving oneself away.

What does myself now say to me? Open the door of Mystery.

one is never safe when in love. Growth is demanding and may seem dangerous, for there is loss as well as gain in growth. But why go on living if one has ceased to grow? And what more demanding atmosphere for growth than love in any form, than any relationship which can call out and requires of us our most secret and deepest selves?

Once more I realize acutely that solitude is my element, and the reason is that extreme awareness of other people (all naturally solitary people must feel this) precludes awareness of one's self, so after a while the self no longer knows that it exists.

I know that I'm not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don't know how not to.