Quotes about Self

All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.

The more isolated and disconnected we are, the more shattered and distorted our self-identity. We are not healthy when we are alone. We find ourselves when we connect to others. Without community we don't know who we are... When we live outside of healthy community, we not only lose others. We lose ourselves...Who we understand ourselves to be is dramatically affected for better or worse by those we hold closest to us.

I myself am made up of so many people.

Self is the soul minus God.

The kingdom of self is heavily defended territory.

It is wicked to tell a person a lie about God because, if we come to believe the wrong things about God, we will think the wrong things about ourselves, and we will live meanly or badly.

Self-justification is a verbal defense for restoring the appearance of righteousness without doing anything about the substance.

What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?

If ever I want to amuse myself with an idiot, I have not far to look for one. I laugh at myself.

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

We can trust the Savior even when we can't trust ourselves.

Self-confidence is no greater than self. God confidence, which is called faith, is as big as God.