#oneself

Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

#antagonism #between #divided #division #exploited

To forget oneself is to be happy. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#forget #happy #oneself

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. ↗

— Graham Greene

#go #impossible #imprisoned #life #oneself

I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic. ↗

— Laura Riding

#act #bad #believe #correct #does

The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic. ↗

— Pierre Schaeffer

#oneself #problem #whole

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#courage #courage-to-be-oneself #independent-thought #lightning #lightning-rod

It's impossible not to be taken in by the spectacle of oneself, which is the biggest sin of the culture right now. ↗

— Michael Tolkin

#culture #impossible #now #oneself #right

The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works. The biggest and only critic lives in your perception of people's perception of you rather than people's perception of you. ↗

— Criss Jami

#biggest #confidence #conscience #control #critic

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#change the world #changing #found #i #oneself

Stop wasting so much energy hating your body; it makes you weaker. Everything good in your life begins from the moment you begin accepting, understanding, respecting, and loving your true self. ↗

— Harry Papas

#diet #inspirational #love #positive-mindset #weight-loss