Self Help Quotes - Page 7

• When a man imagines, even after years of striving, that he has attained perfection, his decline begins.

  Theodore Martin

  Men, Years, Perfection

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• The healthy spirit of self-help created among working people would, more than any other measure, serve to raise them as a class; and this, not by pulling down others, but by levelling them up to a higher and still advancing standard of religion, intelligence, and virtue.

  Samuel Smiles

  Self, Class, People

  1859 Self-Help, ch.10.

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• One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.

  Brian Tracy

  Past, People, Accomplishment

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• Vitally important for a young man or woman is, first, to realize the value of education and then to cultivate earnestly, aggressively, ceaselessly, the habit of self-education.

  B. C. Forbes

  Wisdom, Knowledge, Men

  B. C. Forbes (2005). “Keys to Success”, p.7, Lulu.com

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• Self-help books for those who believe 'You can have it all' often advise, 'Follow your bliss and money will follow.' With the collapse of the stock markets the reality of trade-offs is more like, 'When you follow your bliss, it's money you'll miss.'

  Warren Farrell

  Believe, Book, Reality

  "Why Men Earn More". Book by Warren Farrell, 2005.

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• The buying of a self-help book is the most desperate of all human acts. It means you've lost your mind completely: You've entrusted your mental health to a self-aggrandizing twit with a psychology degree and a yen for a yacht.

  Cynthia Heimel

  Book, Mean, Self

  Cynthia Heimel (2004). “Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-bye”

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• Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carts and crutches. Our need of it shows exactly how far we are still children. All governing overmuch kills the self-help and energy of the governed.

  Wendell Phillips

  Children, Government, Self

  Wendell Phillips (1863). “Speeches, Lectures, and Letters”, p.307, Gale Cengage Learning

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• You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

  Bindi Irwin

  Self Esteem, Love Yourself, Your Beautiful

  Instagram post by Bindi Irwin @bindisueirwin, www.instagram.com. June 2, 2015.

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• The truth is, I can’t read anything with any distance. Every book is a self-help book to me. Just having them makes me feel better.

  Marc Maron

  Distance, Book, Feel Better

  Marc Maron (2013). “Attempting Normal”, p.14, Spiegel & Grau

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• There are many self-help books by Ph.D.s, but I hold a different degree: an I.B.T.I.A.-I've Been Through It All. This degree comes not on parchment but gauze, and it entitles me to tell you that there is a way to get through any misfortune.

  Joan Rivers

  Book, Self, Degrees

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• So many self-help ideas are like meringue - you take a big bite, and there's nothing there.

  Deborah Norville

  Self, Ideas, Helping

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• I never read a self-help book except for the Bible.

  Jon Heder

  Book, Self, Helping

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• I'm not that into reading. If I'm gonna read, I'm gonna read some cool sci-fi book or something, not some stupid self-help book.

  Jon Heder

  Stupid, Book, Reading

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• Youve got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.

  Samantha Morton

  Book, Self, People

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• When I look for self-help books for myself, I used to be scared that I was going to pick up a book that would depress me even more.

  Vinny Guadagnino

  Depressing, Book, Self

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• God himself helps those who dare.

  Ovid

  Helping, Dare

  Ovid (1946). “Ovid: Metamorphoses”

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• To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

  Gautama Buddha

  Positive, Inspiring, Death

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• By stretching yourself beyond your perceived level of confidence you accelerate your development of competence.

  Michael J. Gelb

  Motivational, Track, Self Improvement

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• Wisdom and power follow endurance and patience.

  Muhammad

  Endurance, Personal Power

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• Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect.

  Jim Rohn

  Powerful, Lazy, Needs

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• No matter what the shrinks, or the pundits, or the self-help books tell you, when it comes to love, it's luck.

  Woody Allen

  Love, Book, Self

  "Fictional character: Robin Simon". "Celebrity", www.imdb.com. 1998.

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• Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth, asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth.

  Jim Rohn

  Believe, Growth, Assets

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• My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future.

  Jim Rohn

  Business, Father, Taught

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 07, 2017

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• Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common sense. I am embarrassed when people talk about the Covey Habits, and dislike the idea of being some sort of guru.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Success, Business

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• Transcendent Oneness does not require self-examination, self-help, or self-work. It requires self-loss.

  Barbara Ehrenreich

  Loss, Self, Oneness

  Barbara Ehrenreich (2009). “Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America”, p.76, Macmillan

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