Oneself Quotes
Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume that one really knows is fatal indeed!
ZhuangziZhuangzi The past was but the cemetery of our illusions: one simply stubbed one’s toes on the gravestones.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.
Ramana MaharshiRamana Maharshi It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt One should just be able to play a perfect game.
Roger FedererRoger Federer One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It’s a way to communicate oneself.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho Everyone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She’s really great. She’s super professional. Complete opposite of me.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams What is this enigmatic impulse that does not allow one to settle down in the achieved, the finished? I think it is a quest for reality.
Czeslaw MiloszCzeslaw Milosz A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.
Shams TabriziShams Tabrizi Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
Dietrich BonhoefferDietrich Bonhoeffer An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
Thomas MoreThomas More When one loves somebody, everything is clear – where to go, what to do – it all takes care of itself and one doesn’t have to ask anybody about anything.
Maxim GorkyMaxim Gorky