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Lewis Mumford:The test of maturity, for nations


The test of maturity, for nations as well as individuals, is not the increase of power, but in the increase of self, self, self direction, and self transcendence. For in a mature society, man himself and not his machines or his organizations is the chief work of art.
by Lewis Mumford


Johann Von Goethe:It is equally a mistake to


It is equally a mistake to hold one's self too high, or to rate one's self too cheap.
by Johann Von Goethe


William Shakespeare:Absence from those we love


Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.
by William Shakespeare


Alfred Lord Tennyson:Self-reverence,


Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power.
by Alfred Lord Tennyson


Mason Cooley:In love, self-love is always at


In love, self-love is always at risk.
by Mason Cooley


H.L. Mencken:The essence of a self-reliant and


The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakable egoism.
by H.L. Mencken


Suzanne Necker:To love one that is great, is


To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.
by Suzanne Necker


Jean Paul Richter:Prayer purifies; it is a


Prayer purifies; it is a self-preached sermon.
by Jean Paul Richter


Isa Upanishad:Who sees all beings in his own


Who sees all beings in his own Self, and his own Self in all beings, loses all fear.
by Isa Upanishad


Bhagavad Gita:He who experiences the unity of


He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
by Bhagavad Gita


Confucius:The perfecting of one's self is the


The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
by Confucius


John Dewey:Independent self people (would be) a


Independent self people (would be) a counterproductive anachronism in the collective society of the future [...] (where) people will be defined by their associations.
by John Dewey


Robert Frost:Education is the ability to listen


Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
by Robert Frost


Robert Frost:Education is the ability to listen


Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
by Robert Frost


Bhagavad Gita:That which is not, shall never be;


That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
by Bhagavad Gita


François La Rochefoucauld:The virtues are lost


The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.
by François La Rochefoucauld


Franklin Roosevelt:We have always known that


We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it is bad economics.
by Franklin Roosevelt


William Shakespeare:To thine own self be true,


To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
by William Shakespeare


George Bernard Shaw:Capitalism has destroyed our


Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.
by George Bernard Shaw


Walt Whitman:I think I could turn and live with


I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained.
by Walt Whitman


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