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We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves — Confucius

The daylight needs no praise, and so we praise it always- greater than ourselves and all the airy words we summon. — Dana Gioia

Many women tend toward the interdependent end of things, we tend to see ourselves in relationship to others to a far greater degree than men. — Gish Jen

There were lies we told to save ourselves, and then there were lies we told to rescue others. What counted more, the mistruth, or the greater good? — Jodi Picoult

Surrendering to a Power greater than ourselves is how we become empowered. — Melody Beattie

We should be reminding ourselves that no matter how many problems may be facing us, the One Who is with us is greater than all those who oppose us. — Joyce Meyer

We can think for ourselves and we can awaken the world to a greater consciousness. — Anne Waldman

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. — Orison Swett Marden

We move forward by having confidence within ourselves, with hope for a greater purpose. — Ellen J. Barrier

Few of us can actually change the world. We can only change ourselves. But if enough people took that to heart, the world would change. — Tammara Webber

The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere. — Mencius

We never know a greater character unless there is in ourselves something congenial to it. — William Ellery Channing

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater. — Maya Angelou

Lack of power, that was our dilemma. we had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power Greater Than Ourselves. — Bill Wilson

There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing ... when we save our children, we save ourselves — Margaret Mead

We are as great as our belief in human liberty - no greater. And our belief in human liberty is only ours when it is larger than ourselves. — Archibald MacLeish

Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others. — Brennan Manning

There are no struggles greater than those we place before ourselves. — E. Annette Blake

When we 'lose ourselves' in play, we find something greater--the nameless, formless, and mysterious essence of all creation. — Victor Shamas

Could there be a greater proof of our cowardice than fighting amongst ourselves? — Mahatma Gandhi

There are no bystanders in life [ ... ] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves. — Sonia Sotomayor

We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the greater the love. — Irving Layton

I think we all have to believe in something greater than ourselves. Something as distant and magnificent as the stars. — Leila Rasheed

We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings. — Sharon Salzberg

My dad always said we're at the mercy of something greater than ourselves and whatever humanity we don't show to others, we pay for. We're paying for. — Courtney Summers

The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others. — Louisa May Alcott

The happiness we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings[1] — Arthur Schopenhauer

Prayer immediately turns us into something greater than ourselves. — Timothy M. Dolan

Art being so much greater than ourselves, it will not give up once it has taken hold. — Emily Carr

We may disagree among ourselves, but let us never lose sight of that greater battle for one people, one country, one Philippines. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

What greater fetter to anchoring ourselves to the false notion of self could there be than a selfie? It is named after an illusion! — Chris Matakas

Travel, which is like a greater and a graver science, brings us back to ourselves. — Albert Camus

We are all here to contribute our gifts toward something greater than ourselves, and will never be content unless we are. — Charles Eisenstein

Life has other plans for us, greater than the ones we have for ourselves. — Karina Halle

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others. — Eric Hoffer

When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater weakness. — Jack Kornfield

Good poetry is like effective prayer, it feeds the human spirit, it nourishes, it puts us in touch with forces far greater than ourselves — Lorna Goodison

What greater glory can we anticipate than to stand before the throne of God, to humble ourselves before His great and incomparable majesty. — Billy Graham

Mankind's expectations have to be greater than ourselves and that the further out there we go, the more we find out that it's about you and me. — Jonathan Nolan

I think that we come to a greater understanding of the world we live in and ourselves through reading. — Dwight Yoakam

In the kingdom, the greater our responsibilities, the greater is our need to see ourselves as servants. — Spencer W. Kimball

The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves. — Oscar Arias

benefits, we gain a greater understanding of ourselves, of — Marianne Gracie