4,826 Quotes About Self

Weary of myself, and sick of asking What I am, and what I ought to be, At this vessel's prow I stand, which bears me Forwards, forwards, o'er the starlit sea.

Whatever the hell I am, I am Me.

Aside from myself, there was no sign of me.

Truly, nothing in the world has so occupied my thoughts as this I, this riddle, the fact I am alive, that I am separated and isolated from all others, that I am Siddhartha! And about nothing in the world do I know less about than me, about Siddhartha!

We are more severe judges of our own acts... We judge our thoughts, our intents, our secret curses, our secret hates, not only our acts.

However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation -- to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor; to our co-workers, neighbors, strangers; and even to forces we cannot fully conceive of, let alone define. In many ways, we are our relationships.

Certainly, if he still has himself, a man of understanding has lost nothing.

Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

Happiness is attained, not through self-interest, but through unconditional fidelity in endless love of eternal light.