"A man is a kind of inverted thermometer the bulb uppermost and the column of self-valuation is all the time going up and down."

Self, Self-Worth, Identity, Judgment, Ego

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"I'd rather listen to what you think of yourself, than what the whole world has to say about you."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Self, Truth, Happiness, Power, Inspirational

"If I follow a particular method of knowing myself, then I shall have the result which that system necessitates; but the result will obviously not be the understanding of myself."

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian Philosopher

Self, Reflection, Truth, Identity

"In the history of history, there has never been someone with your particular genetic make-up or life experiences. This being the case, we have no reference points with which to compare ourselves, and therefore it is futile to attempt to measure yourself relative to others."

Chris Matakas, Australian Motivational Speaker

Self, Identity, Comparison, Genetics, Success

"You are your master. Only you have the master keys to open the inner locks."

Amit Ray, Indian Author

Self, Master, Control, Power

"Our mind speak to our souls about the lifestyle we should have. Nobody can dictate our souls because we only have control of our own character and ambition."

Saaif Alam, Indian Writer

Self, Truth, Wisdom, Observation

"When you are no longer afraid is when you can be yourself."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Self, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Life

"Humankind's greatest gift is that we are indeterminate beings. Unlike the tough and leathery seed of an acorn, which will grow into a magnificent oak tree, none of us has a predetermined final configuration of our ultimate essence. Our mental temperament is pliable. We make conscious and subconscious choices that govern who we become."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Self, Potential, Choice, Behavior, Free will

"By the time you're thirty, your worst enemy is yourself."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Self, Enemy, Mind, Aging

"Love me for who I am, not what you want me to be."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Self, Love, Identity, True

"Be yourself! Now that would be different!"

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

Self, Authenticity, Difference, Identity

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"The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn."

Soul

"If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end."

Mortality

"Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God."

Age

"Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?"

Home

"If I had a formula for bypassing trouble I wouldn't pass it around. Wouldn't be doing anybody a favour. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I don't say embrace trouble. That's as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say meet it as a friend for you'll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it."

Resilience

"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living."

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"Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel."

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"I'd rather listen to what you think of yourself, than what the whole world has to say about you."

"If I follow a particular method of knowing myself, then I shall have the result which that system necessitates; but the result will obviously not be the understanding of myself."

"In the history of history, there has never been someone with your particular genetic make-up or life experiences. This being the case, we have no reference points with which to compare ourselves, and therefore it is futile to attempt to measure yourself relative to others."

"You are your master. Only you have the master keys to open the inner locks."

"Our mind speak to our souls about the lifestyle we should have. Nobody can dictate our souls because we only have control of our own character and ambition."

"When you are no longer afraid is when you can be yourself."

"By the time you're thirty, your worst enemy is yourself."

"Love me for who I am, not what you want me to be."

"Be yourself! Now that would be different!"

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"But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold."

"Certainty generally is illusion and repose is not the destiny of man."

"Beware how you take away hope from another human being."

"The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn."

"If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end."

"Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God."

"Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?"

"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living."

"Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel."