Top 1200 Self-Delusion Quotes & Sayings - Page 5

Delusion and weakness produce not one mischief the less, because they are universal.

In the long run our boasted control of nature is a delusion.

You bet I write disaster fiction. We have compiled a disastrous record on this planet, a record of stupidity and absurdity and self-abuse and self-aggrandizement and self-deception and pompousness and self-righteousness and cruelty and indifference beyond what any other species has demonstrated the capacity for, which is the capacity for all the above.

A lot of gay men are in delusion if they think they're super macho.

The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.

Well,' said Ransom, 'if it is a delusion, it's a pretty stubborn one.

I guess a little bit of delusion can go a long way.

Create delusion. Establish doubt. Feed paranoia.

And thou, who didst the stars and sunbeams know, Self-school'd, self-scann'd, self-honour'd, self-secure, Didst tread on earth unguess'd at. Better so! All pains the immortal spirit must endure, All weakness which impairs, all griefs which bow, Find their sole speech in that victorious brow.

Narcissism is not about self love. It's a clinical trait that belies a deep sense of emptiness, low self-esteem, emotional detachment, self-loathing, extreme problems with intimacy.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

Love without desire is a delusion: it does not exist in nature.

Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.

Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation. To be humble is not to make comparisons. Secure in its reality, the self is neither better nor worse, bigger nor smaller, than anything else in the universe. It is ? is nothing, yet at the same time one with everything. It is in this sense that humility is absolute self-effacement.

The Self is self-luminous without darkness and light, and is the reality which is self-manifest. Therefore, one should not think of it as this or as that. The very thought of thinking will end in bondage.

The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

Delusion is not good; better to be realistic and then surprise yourself if you're lucky.

Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those.

Objectivity is the delusion that observations could be made without an observer.

It is a very solemn delusion when ministers think they are prospering, and yet do not hear of conversions.

We live and we die and anything else is just a delusion.

The human mind is a delusion generator, not a window to trurh.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

Vision without execution is delusion. The joy is in the results

Objectivity is a subject's delusion that observing can be done without him.

The process of self-healing is the privilege of every being. Self-healing is not a miracle, nor is self-healing a dramatization of the personality as though you could do something superior. Self-healing is a genuine process of the relationship between the physical and the infinite power of the soul.

In order to move our self image higher on the spectrum of performance, we must specifically attack our self-talking and our self-thinking? By using constructive imagination - the eye of faith - we can change our self image.

A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence.

I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.

Delusion and the awakening - both can come and go slowly or suddenly.

There is no excuse for falling into delusion, which is so contrary to the Word of God.

The more one is absorbed in so-called philosophy, the greater one's delusion and blindness.

For artists, there's a very fine line between delusion and belief.

All your experiences, all your meditations, all your prayer, all that you do, is self-centred. It is strengthening the self, adding momentum, gathering momentum, so it is taking you in the opposite direction. Whatever you do to be free from the self also is a self-centred activity.

One who is unrestrained in life-delusion overcomes; as the wind a weak tree.

Delusion: belief said to be false by someone who does not share it.

Then ego goes on growing, because the society needs you as an ego, not as a Self. The Self is irrelevant for the society; your periphery is meaningful. And there are many problems. The ego can be taught and the ego can be made docile and the ego can be forced to be obedient. The ego can be made to adjust, but not the Self. The Self cannot be taught, the Self cannot be forced. The Self is intrinsically rebellious, individual. It cannot be made a part of society.

When the filter is weakened by a powerful drug, what we see is not delusion but the truth.

To study the Way is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things of the universe. To be enlightened by all things of the universe is to cast off the body and mind of the self as well as those of others. Even the traces of enlightenment are wiped out, and life with traceless enlightenment goes on forever and ever

It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

The question "Is this an act of self-love or is it an act of self-sabotage?" is one you must consistently ask yourself if you are committed to having all that you want and all that you deserve. When you love yourself you feel worthy and deserving of claiming the gifts of this world. Self-love gives you peace of mind and balance. Self-love gives you self-respect and the ability to respect others. It gives you the confidence to stand up and ask for what you want. Self-love is the main ingredient in a successful, fulfilled life.

Hope is a delusion; no hand can grasp a wave or a shadow.

You're living in a delusion, based on your legendary father.

When you hate someone intensely, 80% of what you think is delusion.

The illusion that we are separate from one another is an optical delusion of our consciousness.

...a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.

The great lesson that nature seems to teach us at all ages is self-dependence, self-protection, self-support. In the hours of our keenest sufferings all are thrown wholly on themselves for consolation.

Well, think of what I’m doing to you right now. For me I’m the self, and you’re the object. For you, of course, it’s the exact opposite—you’re the self to you and I’m the object. And by exchanging self and object, we can project ourselves onto the other and gain self-consciousness. Volitionally.” “I still don’t get it, but it sure feels good.” “That’s the whole idea,” the girl said.

We can believe we are being self-reliant and independent, and yet there is still clearly an overarching destiny, a Great Maker. So when we say we have faith in ourselves, we cannot really separate the small self from the large self.

Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.

Sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.

There is a fine line between optimism and delusion. I cross it often.

A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues.

The preserve of ambition and folly in pursuit of illusion, or delusion.

The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.

Christianity in the West, opens up a perspective of depth into what it means to be a self. And that depth of the self is something that is experienced in the sight of God. So that the great thinkers of self and subjectivity are Paul and Augustine. They look at the self from the perspective of God and they find themselves wretched and interesting. Constituted by conflictual desires.

That which of all things unfits man for the reception of Christ as a Savior, is not gross profligacy and outward, vehement transgression, but it is self-complacency, fatal self-righteousness and self-sufficiency.

Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore he is distinguished; from self-glorification, therefore he has merit; from self-exaltation, therefore he rises superior to all. Inasmuch as he does not strive, there is no one in the world who can strive with him.