If it is to be, it is up to me. William H. Johnsen
If it is to be, it is up to me.Self-relianceQuotations by William H. Johnsen
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He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.Self-respectQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Let me listen to myself and not to them. Gertrude Stein
Let me listen to myself and not to them.Self-sufficiencyQuotations by Gertrude Stein
Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant. Mme. Roland
Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.SelfishnessQuotations by Mme. Roland
A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people’s toes. Oscar Wilde
A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people’s toes.SensitivityQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Life is too important to be taken seriously. Oscar Wilde
Life is too important to be taken seriously.SeriousnessQuotations by Oscar Wilde
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind. Pearl S. Buck
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.ServiceQuotations by Pearl S. Buck
Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody. Malcolm S. Forbes
Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody.ServiceQuotations by Malcolm S. Forbes
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men. Cicero Pro Ligario
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men.ServiceQuotations by Cicero Pro Ligario
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown. Jewish Proverb
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.ServiceQuotations by Jewish Proverb
Every day use your magic to be of service to others. Marcia Wieder
Every day use your magic to be of service to others.ServiceQuotations by Marcia Wieder
There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be. Norman Mailer
There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.SexQuotations by Norman Mailer
Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world. Karl Kraus
Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.SexualityQuotations by Karl Kraus
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. Leroy Brownlow
There are times when silence has the loudest voice.SilenceQuotations by Leroy Brownlow
Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods.SilenceQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful. Sydney Smith
He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.SilenceQuotations by Sydney Smith
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. Philip James Bailey
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.SimplicityQuotations by Philip James Bailey
It the proof of high culture to say the greatest matters in the simplest way. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It the proof of high culture to say the greatest matters in the simplest way.SimplicityQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.SimplicityQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. St. Augustine
To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.SinQuotations by St. Augustine
Sin is whatever obscures the soul. Andre Gide
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.SinQuotations by Andre Gide
The just man may sin with an open chest of gold before him. Italian Proverb
The just man may sin with an open chest of gold before him.SinQuotations by Italian Proverb
We cannot well do without our sins; they are the highway of our virtue. Henry David Thoreau
We cannot well do without our sins; they are the highway of our virtue.SinQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
Candor gives wings to strength. Motto
Candor gives wings to strength.SincerityQuotations by Motto
Great intellects are skeptical. Friedrich Nietzsche
Great intellects are skeptical.SkepticismQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. George Bancroft
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.SlanderQuotations by George Bancroft
Men would rather be starving and free than fed in bonds. Pearl S. Buck
Men would rather be starving and free than fed in bonds.SlaveryQuotations by Pearl S. Buck
Even sleepers are workers and collaborators on what goes on in the universe. Heraclitus
Even sleepers are workers and collaborators on what goes on in the universe.SleepQuotations by Heraclitus
Smile, damn it !! Smile. Dame Sybil Hathaway
Smile, damn it !! Smile.SmileQuotations by Dame Sybil Hathaway
It takes 26 muscles to smile, and 62 muscles to frown. Source Unknown
It takes 26 muscles to smile, and 62 muscles to frown.SmileQuotations by Source Unknown
Great Socialist statesmen aren’t made, they’re still-born. Hector Hugh Munro
Great Socialist statesmen aren’t made, they’re still-born.Socializing and SocialismQuotations by Hector Hugh Munro
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom — these are the pillars of society. Henrik Ibsen
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom — these are the pillars of society.SocietyQuotations by Henrik Ibsen
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do. Ronald Wright
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.SocietyQuotations by Ronald Wright
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. Robert Cecil
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.SolitudeQuotations by Robert Cecil
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle. Samuel Johnson
If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle.SolitudeQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. Sydney Smith
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.SolitudeQuotations by Sydney Smith
I’d rather be dead than singing Satisfaction when I’m forty-five. Mick Jagger
I’d rather be dead than singing Satisfaction when I’m forty-five.Song and SingingQuotations by Mick Jagger
There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow. Marcus T. Cicero
There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow.SorrowQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. William Shakespeare
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.SorrowQuotations by William Shakespeare
The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul.SoulQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson