Who can say for certain that he is sincere, who can say for certain that he believes? In the midst of of our deepest emotions we are acting a comedy with ourselves; within us one self is always mocking another self. - priscilla and emily lofte
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He, who can call to-day his own:
He who, secure within, can... JOHN DRYDEN He may be a scholar, but he’s first a man who believes—with certain justification—that he was ... ROBERT LUDLUM Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing him... GEORGE GURDJIEFF The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain pe... BERTRAND RUSSELL There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. ALDOUS HUXLEY No-one loves another More than he loves whatever another within may have That is pa... FERNANDO PESSOA It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good s... NATHANIEL BRANDEN DENIAL OF EMOTIONS Our culture does not handle emotions well. We like folks to be happy and fin... JOHN BRADSHAW Why is it that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than to a brother? God is holy a... DIETRICH BONHOEFFER One of the smart behaviors for the readers is, challenging yourself. Which means the determina... MARYAM ABDULLAH ALNAYMI A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.... He will always be... AYN RAND Man can only be certain about the present moment. But is that quite true either? Can he really know ... MILAN KUNDERA But for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of Ceremonies has bee... C.S. LEWIS The man who wishes to know the "that" which is "thou" may set to work in any one of three ways. He m... ALDOUS HUXLEY He who knows self as the enjoyer of the honey from the flowers of the senses, ever present within, r... VEDA UPANISHADS Feast of Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Teacher, 1380 He has loved us without being loved... We are b... CATHERINE OF SIENA The world takes us at our own valuation. It believes in the man who believes in himself, but it has ... ORISON SWETT MARDEN What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result... VOLTAIRE It must be an odd person indeed that can say for certain they are normal. INITIALLY NO Our self-abnegation is thus not for our own sake, but for the sake of others. And thus it is not to ... BENJAMIN BRECKINRIDGE WARFIELD I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. G. K. CHESTERTON Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, c... JOHN DRYDEN Is God present or is he absent? Maybe we can say now that in the center of our sadness for his absen... HENRI J.M. NOUWEN The beauty of life is to experience ourselves with patience & self belief.Patience is ability to kee... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own... ALDOUS HUXLEY There is no honor from this leadership, no class, no integrity, ... It's very hard for all of us who... MELISSA GILBERT Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that... HUNTER S. THOMPSON He who doesn’t believe that God can do everything believes in a god who can do something! He who k... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The truth was you can't continue to spend the kind of money our spending on all these entitlemen... CHRIS CHRISTIE What of us lies in the hearts of others is our truest and deepest self. JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON HERDER The opinions of others do not define who we are. Remember that how we see ourselves, is the most cri... SHELLY KAY WALDE Genuine self-love is the most profound experience in the universe. However, it usually takes time, s... MATEO SOL Puns are little 'plays on words' that a certain breed of person loves to spring on you and then look... DAVE BARRY Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are
powerful beyond meas... NELSON MANDELA Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond meas... MARYANNE WILLIAMSON Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond meas... MARIANNE WILLIAMSON But we can also ask for something we are much more likely to get, and that is to find a person or tw... LEMONY SNICKET To say to that you will never forget ,is always a sincere and an honest way to express ones self to ... GARY F EVANS... Self-belief is not self-centred. We can only fight effectively for others if we already believe in o... CARLA H. KRUEGER The art of life is the art of avoiding pain: & he is the best pilot who steers clearest of the ... THOMAS JEFFERSON Only he who can say, The Lord is my strength, can say, Of whom shall I be afraid? ALEXANDER MACLAREN What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me. CRAIG GROESCHEL But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain th... MICHAEL STIPE I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self... DAVID CHASE Thank you,” he whispered. “At least I can know for certain that, for one brief moment of our tim... KIERA CASS When our emotional health is in a bad state, so is our level of self-esteem. We have to slow down an... JESS C. SCOTT There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. ALDOUS HUXLEY We must protect our limited resources for those who are truly in need and who are doing all they can... PAUL LEPAGE Let us have compassion for those under chastisement. Alas, who are we ourselves? Who am I and who ar... VICTOR HUGO We have all read in scientific books, and, indeed, in all romances, the story of the man who has for... G.K. CHESTERTON A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe ... RICHARD BACH There are a lot of self-imposed restrictions by people who somehow believe they have to fall in with... JAMES MATTIS What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is im... EPICTETUS I say that no man can be greater than the man who bravely and heroically sacrifices his life for the... ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL The steps to finding the subconscious block that holds us from achieving certain goals, and then aff... JASMINA SIDEROVSKI One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any... CHRISTINE GREGOIRE Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appro... NATHANIEL BRANDEN It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of makin... THOMAS HUXLEY A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford. CHRISTINA STEAD But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies ha... C.S. LEWIS Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he will not crumble when the world from his po... MAX WEBER If we look carefully within ourselves, we shall find that there are certain limits beyond which we r... FRANÇOIS FÉNELON We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of furthe... GEORGE GURDJIEFF It’s crucial to practice self-empathy, for trust can’t be willed into existence. That didn’t w... ALEXANDRA KATEHAKIS Negative thinking is associated with low self-esteem. A person who is low in self esteem displays hi... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Power is always changing. There's a certain self-healing nature in nature; women appreciate that. We... CAROLYN PETERSON A quota is always something artificial that can only last for a certain period of time. JACQUES SANTER No matter how an individual views Satan, whether they believe that he is a real character or that he... NWAOCHA OGECHUKWU How many of us are there?” he demanded in a less than amused tone. “Legions, surely, don’... KRISI KELEY A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe ... RICHARD BACH The reason man does not experience his true cultural self is that until he experiences another self ... EDWARD T. HALL All we are, all we can be, are the stories we tell," he says, and he is talking as if he is talking ... NORA RALEIGH BASKIN Self respect gives us true awareness about ourselves and is the foundation for self-love. When you a... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise ... JAMES E. FAUST Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can fe... SAM HARRIS Sometimes, all we need is just one person who believes in us and who will never give up on us. Someo... JOCELYN SORIANO Even a self-centric can say at the end of the day that s/he owes no explanation to anyone and has no... ANUJ SOMANY He covered page after page with wild words of sorrow and wilder words of pain. There is a luxury in ... OSCAR WILDE What we ask of him is, that he should find out for us more than we can find out for ourselves. He mu... ARTHUR SYMONS The Warrior of the Light is a believer. Because he believes in miracles, miracles begin t... PAULO COELHO What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can p... CAO CAO We don't realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at ... ELIZABETH GILBERT A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man; it is what he wants and must have to be goo... JOHN NEAL You can always see a child in school who has poor self-esteem. All you have to do is say 'Hi' and be... BRENDA WEBB
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The brow of sire or lover,
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The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
... THOMAS MOORE How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds hav... THOMAS MOORE To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee! THOMAS MOORE Can't I another's face commend,
Or to her virtues be a friend,
But instantly your forehead lou... EDWARD MOORE We are suffering from too much sarcasm. MARIANNE MOORE Dear creature!--you'd swear
When her delicate feet in the dance twinkle round,
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I wept thy absence--o'er and o'er again
Thinking of thee, ... THOMAS MOORE The silent majority distrusts people who believe in causes. BRIAN MOORE The only thing you will take through those pearly gates is what you have given away. MARCIA MOORE Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun,
Grow pure by being purely shone upon. THOMAS MOORE Faintly as tolls the evening chime,
Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time,
Soon as the w... THOMAS MOORE While mantling on the maiden's cheek
Young roses kindled into thought. THOMAS MOORE Those golden birds that, in the spice-time, drop
About the gardens, drunk with that sweet food
... THOMAS MOORE Every season hath its pleasure;
Spring may boast her flowery prime,
Yet the vineyard's ruby tr... THOMAS MOORE Like Dead Sea fruit that tempts the eye,
But turns to ashes on the lips! THOMAS MOORE This speck of life in time's great wilderness
This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas,
T... THOMAS MOORE Humility, that low, sweet root,
From which all heavenly virtues shoot. THOMAS MOORE Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave
Whose treason, like a deadly blight,
Comes o'er the counci... THOMAS MOORE Oh, colder than the wind that freezes
Founts, that but now in sunshine play'd,
Is that congeal... THOMAS MOORE One sole desire, one passion now remains
To keep life's fever still within his veins,
Vengeanc... THOMAS MOORE Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt. THOMAS MOORE Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. HANNAH MOORE