Thyself Quotes

I confused them so badly that they never took action on my petition. My conscientious objection wasn`t based on a history of religious affiliation, which made it difficult at the time. I went back to my philosophy training from college. I remembered Paul Tillich`s phrase, `If you have trouble with the word God, take whatever is central or most meaningful to your life and call that God.` I always had trouble with the notion of God in a stand-up form. So I developed a thesis and took the Biblical injunction to love thy neighbor as thyself as the central and most meaningful thing in my life. I combined it all and typed for days and sent it off and never heard a word. Never got called in. - On registering as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.

He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.

Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them.

Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.

Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a severe friend rather than the gloss of a sweet lipped flatterer; there is more profit in a distasteful truth than in deceitful sweetness.

Let me advise thee not to talk of thyself as being old. There is something in Mind Cure, after all, and if thee continually talks of thyself as being old, thee may perhaps bring on some of the infirmities of age. At least I would not risk it if I were thee.

Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.

Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Know thyself.

Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou are not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?

Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.

Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.

Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.

Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.

What is hateful to thyself do not do to another. That is the whole Law, the rest is Commentary.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Do not cease to drink beer, to eat, to intoxicate thyself, to make love, and to celebrate the good days.

"Know thyself"? If I knew myself I`d run away

FIRST keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker towards others. A peaceable man doth more good than a well-learned. A passionate man turneth even good into evil and easily believeth evil; a good, peaceable man converteth all things into good. He who dwelleth in peace is suspicious of none, but he who is discontented and restless is tossed with many suspicions, and is neither quiet himself nor suffereth others to be quiet. He often saith what he ought not to say, and omitteth what it were more expedient for him to do. He considereth to what duties others are bound, and neglecteth those to which he is bound himself. Therefore be zealous first over thyself, and then mayest thou righteously be zealous concerning thy neighbour.