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Sophocles:It is a painful thing to look at your


It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made
by Sophocles


Alan Wilson Watts:Trying to define yourself is


Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.
by Alan Wilson Watts


Benjamin Franklin:He that has done you a


He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.
by Benjamin Franklin


Thomas à Kempis:Be not angry that you cannot


Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
by Thomas à Kempis


Thomas à Kempis:Be not angry that you cannot


Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
by Thomas à Kempis


Katherine Mansfield:Risk! Risk anything! Care no


Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
by Katherine Mansfield


Nagarjuna:Virtues are acquired through endeavor,


Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
by Nagarjuna


Leszczynski Stanislaus:What is fame? The


What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.
by Leszczynski Stanislaus


Francis de Sales:Have patience with all things,


Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.
by Francis de Sales


J.K. Galbraith:Meetings are a great trap. Soon


Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded.... However, they are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything.
by J.K. Galbraith


Katherine Hepburn:Dressing up is a bore. At a


Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I’m past that age.
by Katherine Hepburn


Saskya Pandita:Apply yourself both now and in


Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.
by Saskya Pandita


Unknown:No matter what you've done for yourself


No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
by Unknown


Grenville Kleiser:Depend upon yourself. Make


Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor.
by Grenville Kleiser


Fran Lebowitz:Think before you speak. Read


Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions.
by Fran Lebowitz


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