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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 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)
- 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
- A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
- Barbra Streisand (1942 - )
- 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
- Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow them.
- Madame de Stael (1766 - 1817)
- 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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