Themselves Quotes

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Athletics are great. But physical education is for every youngster -- to help them learn about themselves, learn about their bodies, learn ways to become physically active but not necessarily to compete.

For when there is victory, when battles are won, when burdens are lifted, when bright shines the sun, when struggling souls gather where heroes belong, they find in themselves the heart of the strong.

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Most people live in a myth and grow violently angry if anyone dares to tell them the truth about themselves.

People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated a second time.

We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.

They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.

Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.

Success is restricted only from those who restrict themselves from success.

Children don't read to find their identity, to free themselves from guilt, to quench the thirst for rebellion or to get rid of alienation. They have no use for psychology.... They still believe in God, the family, angels, devils, witches, goblins, logic, clarity, punctuation, and other such obsolete stuff.... When a book is boring, they yawn openly. They don't expect their writer to redeem humanity, but leave to adults such childish illusions.

There's safety in numbers. Kids need to go places in numbers, versus being isolated and by themselves.

Baby boomers come from a generation not afraid to spoil themselves and have no guilt spending on themselves.

Women who set a low value on themselves make life hard for all women.

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions.