Quotes About Self-improvement

Where must we go, we who wander this wasteland, in search of our better selves.

The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

I guess I get a little sentimental, but I'm so used to moving on and making myself stronger where that's concerned, otherwise I would just be a wreck!

Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.

The fact is that man has no longing for any other nature but desires only to be perfect in his own.

There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined, and developed into something higher and nobler and better than he is by nature. Life is one prolonged birth.

It's human nature to want to keep going, but you have to fight against the "I'm just gonna keep doing it" when you know the possibility of not looking great on the way out.

All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.

Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty.

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.

Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you're playing against yourself and nature.

Most people tell themselves these excuses - I've always been this way, how can I possibly change, this is my nature, I can't help it - that are just memes

It's human nature to blame someone else for your shortcomings or upsets.

Nobody ever feels like they've arrived. That's just the nature of being a creative type of person. You always feel like you can get better or reach more people.

No matter the nature of your individuality, you can nurture a better identity and have a mature positively rewarding life.

Always compete upwards, as otherwise you'll find yourself reduced as a human.

If we deny ourselves the unique human faculty of learning from others' mistakes, we deny oneself the chance to be a human.

The most important gifts we can give our children are confidence in their ability to remake themselves again and again and the tools with which to do that job

I need to work on developing a new, less irritable personality. though I suspect that an empty nest would be at least a partial cure, today I resorted to substance abuse.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

Patience and perseverance are necessary in autosuggestion, as well as in everything else.

I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.

Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit...but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance.

For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.