Quotes on self
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
Twain, Mark
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Aesop
The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us.
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Sometimes at night I light a lamp so as not to see.
Porchia, Antonio
Every man has a mob self and an individual self, in varying proportions.
Lawrence, D.H.
All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of a masterpiece.
Murphy, Eddie
I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.
Porter, Katherine Anne
The only man we have any respect for, is he who uses all the endowment he has, and uses it until he bleeds.
Fischer, Martin H.
The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself.
Montaigne, Michel de
There are at least two kinds of cowards. One kind always lives with himself, afraid to face the world. The other kind lives with the world, afraid to face himself.
Snowden, Roscoe
Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.
King, Martin Luther
You are your own judge. The verdict is up to you.
Alauda, Astrid
A man is ever apt to contemplate himself out of all proportion to his surroundings.
Rossetti, Christina G.
Your soul is all that you possess. Take it in hand and make something of it!
Fischer, Martin H.