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- Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
- Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890)
- The secret of all success is to know how to deny yourself. Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing.
- R. D. Hitchcock
- If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.
- Spanish Proverb
- If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
- Anonymous
- Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.
- Bernard M. Baruch (1870 - 1965)
- Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement.
- Johann Georg von Zimmermann
- Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
- Unknown, The Ladies Repository, September 1874
- Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.
- Dr. Thomas Dooley
- One thing I've learned in all these years is not to make love when you really don't feel it; there's probably nothing worse you can do to yourself than that.
- Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007)
- Eat before shopping. If you go to the store hungry, you are likely to make unnecessary purchases.
- American Heart Association Cookbook
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