Oneself Quotes
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
J. D. SalingerJ. D. Salinger Let us not search for the guilty ones only among others, let us speak the bitter truth: we are all guilty each and every one of us.
Maxim GorkyMaxim Gorky We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.
Guy de MaupassantGuy de Maupassant Let us now set forth one of the fundamental truths about marriage: the wife is in charge.
Bill CosbyBill Cosby One thing that’s never gonna go, you know, go sour is good music.
PitbullPitbull There are doubtless certain unworldly people who are indifferent to money. I myself have never met one.
Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie That’s the place to get to – nowhere. One wants to wander away from the world’s somewheres, into our own nowhere.
D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence One fool can ask more questions in a minute than 12 wise men can answer in an hour.
Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy
BoethiusBoethius No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four in the morning —three cheers for the ants.
Wislawa SzymborskaWislawa Szymborska The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.
Booker T. WashingtonBooker T. Washington To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
MaimonidesMaimonides Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker There is no seeing. Seeing is only being.
Ramana MaharshiRamana Maharshi