Self Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old self quotes, self sayings, and self proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

This thing we call 'self' is, depending on the spiritual angle from which it is viewed, everything. And nothing. Charles Johnson
The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror. And each will smile at the other's welcome. Derek Walcott
The consciousness of self is not the closing of a door to communication. Philosophic thought teaches us, on the contrary, that it is its guarantee. Frantz Fanon
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that. Pearl Bailey
Who knows himself knows others. Chinese Proverb
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. Louis XIV
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings
You are what you are when no one is looking. Robert Edwards
Seem, as you are, yourself... be, as you seem to be. Mevlana
Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. Francis Bacon
Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do. Menander Of Athens
One is a fool that praises himself, and one is mad who speaks ill of himself. Danish Proverb
Many men are wise about many things and ignorant about themselves. St. Bernard
One's own self is the most difficult to master. Far Eastern Saying
Observe thyself as thy greatest enemy would do, so shalt thou be thy greatest friend. Jeremy Taylor
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung
A man who lives only for himself is truly dead to others. Publilius Syrus
People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after. Oliver Goldsmith
The most amiable men are those who least wound the self-love of others. Jean De La Bruyere
We are what we repeatedly do...excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, build a habit and life isn't just a series of events but an ongoing process of self-definition. Aristotle
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Bartlett
I dote on myself, there is that lot of me and all so luscious. Bartlett
The arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence is a man's self. Francis Bacon