In Socrates' thought the two marks of individual self-consciousness appear; it is practical and it is social..

A nonviolent life is an act of self-examination and self-purification, whether by an individual, group or nation..

Developing a Christian worldview means submitting our entire self to God, in an act of devotion and service to Him..

The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology..

There are reveries so deep, reveries which help us descend so deeply within ourselves that they rid us of our history. They liberate us from our name….

You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censo….

And sure enough,the youth in question was not his usual dapper self. His face was puffy, his eyes red and wild; his shirt(distressingly unbuttoned)hu….

I came from Yale, where you get an extracurricular degree in self-importance because you went there. When AIDS happened, I was treated like an outcas….

And let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it over the last 200….

We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage..

This self-defeating behavior, so the argument goes, must be the result of warped domestic politics..

Until self-effacing men return again to spiritual leadership, we may expect a progressive deterioration in the quality of popular Christianity year a….

The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed..

For the Christian, humility is absolutely indispensable. Without it there can be no self-knowledge, no repentance, no faith and no salvation..

God allows and at times causes us to go through the kinds of circumstances that strip away all falsehood and leave us with our real selves. God's ult….

Listen up—there’s no war that will end all wars,’ Crow tells me. ‘War breeds war. Lapping up the blood shed by violence, feeding on wounded flesh. Wa….

The moral certitude of the state in wartime is a kind of fundamentalism. And this dangerous messianic brand of religion, one where self-doubt is mini….

How can any Action be meritorious of Praise or Dispraise, Reward or Punishment, when the natural Principle of Self-Love is the only and the irresisti….

When the beginnings of self destruction enter the heart, it seems no bigger than a grain of sand..

To me photography can be simultaneously a record and a mirror or window of self-expression..

I believe you can have a much better life if you are true to your core self, and therefore guided by love and intuitive inner knowing..