Margaret Atwood quote – If you refuse to own yourself
“You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you.” – Margaret Atwood
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To Kill A Mockingbird – Conscience
“…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” – Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird
Read moreWilliam Barclay Quote – Two Great Days In Life
“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.” – William Barclay
Read moreThomas Szasz Quote – Finding Oneself
“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
Read moreLao Tzu Quote – Pure Nature of Humanity
“Humanity grows more and more intelligent, yet there is dearly more trouble and less happiness daily. How can this be so? It is because intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom. When a society misuses partial intelligence and ignores holistic wisdom, its people forget the benefits of a plain and natural life. Seduced by their desires, emotions, and egos, […]
Read moreHenry David Thoreau Quote – Fishing
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau
Read moreLudwig van Beethoven Quote – Your Own Errors
“Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
Read moreLucille Ball Quote – What You Can Do
“Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do.” – Lucille Ball
Read moreCarl Jung Quote – An Understanding of Ourselves
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung
Read moreE. E. Cummings Quote – To Be Nobody But Yourself
“To be nobody but yourself in a world doing it’s best to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human can ever fight and never stop fighting” – E. E. Cummings
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