Quotes about Self

Living, there is no happiness in that. Living: carrying one's painful self through the world. But being, being is happiness. Being: becoming a fountain, a fountain on which the universe falls like warm rain.

You know,' he went on, 'novels are the fruit of the human illusion that we can understand our fellow man. But what do we know about each other?' 'Nothing,' said Bibi. 'True,' said Joujou. The professor of philosophy acquiesced with a nod of the head. 'The only thing we can do,' said Banaka, 'is to give an account of our own selves. Anything else is an abuse of power. Anything else is a lie.

Living, there is no happiness in that. Living: carrying one's painful self through the world. But being, being is happiness. Being: Becoming a fountain, a fountain on which the universe falls like warm rain. ? Milan Kundera, Immortality (Gardners Books; 1st edition, July 31, 2000) Originally published January 12th 1990.

There is no affirmation without the one who affirms. in this sense, everything to which you grant your love is yours

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

The greatest happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves or rather loved in spite of ourselves.

Our greatest enemies are always our own doubts and fears. But there are no limits to what you can do, be, or have except for the limits you place on yourself.

You are who you think you are.

We are, you and I, at least one of the ways that the Universe knows itself

Reconciliation can also be with your own self. If you don't reconcile with yourself, happiness with another person is impossible.

For true love to be there, you need to feel complete in yourself, not needing something from outside.

We are imprisoned in our small selves, thinking only of the comfortable conditions for this small self, while we destroy our large self.