The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
Courage is being who you are. Courage is sacred of thyself.
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'
Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study, no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to 'learn.' What is nearest to us is man; and you are the nearest of all men to yourself. Begin with the study of yourself; remem...
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.
Love thy neighbor yes, but love thyself first.
Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.
Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.
Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun; Thyself from thine affection Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye All lesser birds will take their jollity. Up, up, fair bride, and call Thy stars from out their several boxes, take Thy rubies, pear...
The great sage Thales once put the general matter succinctly "Oh master," he was asked, "what is the most difficult thing to do?" "To know thyself", he replied. "And the easiest?" "To give advice to others.
Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
Learning is self discovering. Learning is great gift to thyself.
Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
When about to commit a base deed, respect thyself, though there is no witness.
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father refuse thy name, thou art thyself thou not a montegue, what is montegue? tis nor hand nor foot nor any other part belonging to a man What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other n...
If thou wouldst seek justice, thyself must be just.
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
