“ It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self-knowledge. Joseph Conrad
“ Children ten years old wake up and find themselves here, discover themselves to have been here all along; is this sad? They wake like sleepwalkers, in full stride; they wake like people brought back f… Annie Dillard
“ In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who's comfortable 'putti… Susan Cain
“ We are becoming so fickle and self involved. Always looking for the next best thing - especially when it comes to people. We spend hours buried in our phones trying to keep up with the social lives of… Whitney Wolfe
“ There is no such thing as disappointment for those who continue to cherish the selflessness of which is born the noblest inner self. There is no such thing as failure for those who invest in the poten… Ameen Rihani
“ Man is still responsible. ... His success lies not with the stars but with himself. He must carry on the fight of self-correction and discipline. Frank Curtis Williams
“ It is sometimes the man who opens the door who is the last to enter the room. Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco
“ Felicity felicity ... is quaffed out of a golden cup ... the flavour is with you alone and you can make it as intoxicating as you please. Joseph Conrad
“ There is only one way to end a self-pity cycle: stop comparing yourself to others and simply follow Christ. Linda Harry
“ I did not lose myself all at once. I rubbed out my face over the years washing away my pain the same way carvings on stone are worn down by water. Amy Tan
“ I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we are secure in our own soul. Margaret Chase Smith
“ Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves their abilities their frailties and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete str… Sydney J. Harris
“ We don't want to push our ideas on to customers we simply want to make what they want. Laura Ashley
“ To put a tempting face aside when duty demands every faculty is a lesson which takes most men longest to learn. Gertrude Atherton
“ I have never been nervous in all my life and I have no patience with people who are. If you know what you are going to do you have no reason to be nervous. And I knew what I was going to do. Mary Garden
“ If arrogance is the heady wine of youth then humility must be its eternal hangover. Helen Van Slyke
“ The worst walls are never the ones you find in your way. The worst walls are the ones you put there- you build yourself. Those are the high ones the thick ones the ones with no doors in. Ursula K. LeGuin
