Top 1200 Self Restraint Quotes & Sayings - Page 11

What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self?

The Self is the one Reality that always exists, and it is by the light of the Self that all other things are seen.

Art requires, above all things, a suppression of self, a subordination of one's self to an idea.

We can so reconstruct society that it will be self-perpetuating instead of as now, self-exhaustive.

It is about that self-belief, that self-drive, that has got me to where I am now.

The self is not so much linked to its ancestors, it is not so much the product, and merely the product, of all that, but rather, in the strictest sense of the word, the same thing as all that: the strict, direct continuation of it, just as the self aged fifty is the continuation of the self aged forty.

Pray to yourself, because I'm in your self and you're in My self. We are one Spirit, saith the Lord.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

There is no real joy that does not involve self-denial and self-discipline

Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

Every act of self control leads to a sense of self-respect.

Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.

I have in my life concentrated more on self-expression than self-denial.

How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization!

Self-realization and self-fulfilment are the sine qua non for human existence.

The teeth of self-pity had gnawed away her essential self.

Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.

In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender

That's the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.

It's our very capacity for self-consciousness that makes us self-destructive!

No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Style has always been in my mind the author's Self, the creative expression of that Self.

The early American knew that freedom was nothing more than the absence of external restraint on behavior; the government could not give you freedom, it could only take it away.

Freedom is the slogan of the strong, who feel self confident, self sufficient to do it alone.

The underbelly of the human psyche, what is often referred to as our dark side, is the origin of every act of self-sabotage. Birthed out of shame, fear, and denial, it misdirects our good intentions and drives us to unthinkable acts of self-destruction and not-so-unbelievable acts of self-sabotage.

It is possible to create an epidemic of health which is self-organizing and self-propelling.

The self doubt can be a fantastic opportunity to self-reflect and see where you can grow and be stronger.

I have a combination of self-love and self-loathing, just like most people.

Self-defense...is the only honourable course where there is unreadiness for self-immolation.

That fierce imprisonment in the self is but the obverse of the self-giving which is absolute reality.

The self-portrait is an act of objectifying the self and in that regard is a unique form of portraiture.

No one can self-actualize without self-actualizing those around them.

You marry at the level of your self-esteem, make sure you have self worth.

Self-pity is egotism undiluted, after all—self-centeredness in its purest form.

For what is the self-complacent man but a slave to his own self-praise.

Concentration is not thinking of one thing. On the contrary, it is excluding all thoughts, since all thoughts obstruct the sense of one's true being. All efforts are to be directed simply to removing the veil of ignorance. Concentrating the mind solely on the Self will lead to happiness or bliss. Drawing in the thoughts, restraining them and preventing them from straying outwards is called detachment (vairagya). Fixing them in the Self is spiritual practice (sadhana). Concentrating on the heart is the same as concentrating on the Self. Heart is another name for Self.

My 20s was a time for self-exploration and, okay, a little self-indulgence.

Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.

Choice is the declaration by self that a certain ideal of self shall be realized.

Self interest feeds more people than self sacrifice.

Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.

There are two persons in the world we never see as they are,--one's self and one's other self.

Buddhism teaches that a craving for things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught.

Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development.

It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self.

The tryptamine molecule has this unique property of releasing the structured self into the over-self.

The organization of self, and all self-aligning principles would be those that I promote.

Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation.

Children can become self-reliant and self-disciplined by being free to do what they want to do.

Know thyself. Nothing in excess. The Self is required to balance the Self.

Self-denial is often the sacrifice of one sort of self-love for another.

I'm just kind of lazy and messed up and self-managed - self-mismanaged.

A crucified Savior is not well served by self-pleasing, self-indulging people.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

I will not be alone if I am my true self. Only by trading my true self for the companionship of another have I ever made myself alone. Because when I gave up my real self, I wound up resenting my "significant other" for "making me" do that-and it was this resentment that ate away at our relationship.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.

Every man has a mob self and an individual self, in varying proportions.

The American tradition rests on pillars of self-questioning, self-actualization, and disagreement.

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.