Self is defined as the set of someone’s characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from other people. May these Self On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “You don’t have to change who you are for anyone: if you are your regular, authentic, confident self, then you can push to do whatever you want.” Marsai Martin
2. “If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.” Marcus Garvey
3. “Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.” Queen Latifah
4. “All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.” Ramana Maharshi
5. “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” May Sarton
6. “Meditation is a vital practice to access conscious contact with your highest self.” Wayne Dyer
7. “Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” Golda Meir
8. “Comparison is an act of violence against the self.” Iyanla Vanzant
9. “Be yourself, but always your better self.” Karl G. Maeser
10. “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” Aldous Huxley
11. “True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.” Joseph Addison
12. “Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self.” Priscilla Presley
13. “All you can do is be your best self. I’ve always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I’m representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way.” Misty Copeland
14. “It’s all about communication and a dialogue between individuals – get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self.” Matt Bomer
15. “Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go – purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything, whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.” Tina Turner
16. “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” Sun Tzu
17. “The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.” Bryant H. McGill
18. “The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one’s self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.” Igor Stravinsky
19. “It’s difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you.” Russell Brand
20. “People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.” Thomas Szasz
21. “Today is the day to break free from the prison of the person you know yourself to be and step into a self you have yet to know. Will it be comfortable? No, but do it anyway.” Debbie Ford
22. “Choose to focus your time, energy and conversation around people who inspire you, support you and help you to grow you into your happiest, strongest, wisest self.” Karen Salmansohn
23. “Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” May Sarton
24. “A philosophy of freedom must set out from the experience of thinking, for it is through this experience of thinking that a human being discovers his own self, finds his bearings as an independent personality.” Rudolf Steiner
25. “Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.” A. C. Benson
26. “The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.” John Dewey
27. “There is an amazing power getting to know your inner self and learning how to use it and not fight with the world. If you know what makes you happy, your personality, interests and capabilities, just use them, and everything else flows beautifully.” Juhi Chawla
28. “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway
29. “The ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of believing that you are what you have or what you do, is a backwards way of assessing and living life.” Wayne Dyer
30. “If I could talk to my younger self, I would just say that the path to great things is filled with a lot of stumbles, suffering, and challenges along the way. But if you have the right attitude and know that hard times will pass – and you get up each time – you will reach your destination.” Jonny Kim
31. “I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus on the beauty of now.” Steve Gleason
32. “Every human has four endowments – self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom. The power to choose, to respond, to change.” Stephen Covey
33. “I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.” Aristotle
34. “It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.” Ella Maillart
35. “Despite the natural belittling of one’s self, the doubts, the insecurities, we have to wake up to the realisation that we all write our own autobiography, we are the authors of our life story. Realising that, write a good story with your life and make sure to write yourself as the protagonist. Be the hero of your journey.” Yossi Ghinsberg
I hope you enjoyed these Self Quotes On Success. Do let us know which one was your favorite in the comments section below.
