Oneself Quotes
See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville The fruit and the purpose of prayer is to be oned with and like God in all things.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich Relationships only work in a spiritual sense when you and I really see that we are one.
Ram DassRam Dass No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
Paul SimonPaul Simon Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
John DrydenJohn Dryden There is an excellent correlation between giving society what it wants and making money, and almost no correlation between the desire to make money and how much money one makes.
Ray DalioRay Dalio The human face is as strange to me as a countenance, which, the more one looks at it, the more it closes itself off and escapes by the steps of unknown stairways.
Alberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle You can tell an honest artist from one who’s just given all their songs.
Rita OraRita Ora Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
AugustusAugustus When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.
Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
Thomas CarlyleThomas Carlyle After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap me on the back, want to shake my hand or have me up to their suite. But no one was going to offer me a job.
Jesse OwensJesse Owens We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams The English follow the principle that when one lies, it should be a big lie, and one should stick to it.
Joseph GoebbelsJoseph Goebbels