Self Satisfaction Quotes

“I exist as I am, that is enough,
If no other in the world be aware I sit content,
And if each and all be aware I sit content.
One world is aware, and by the far the largest to me, and that is myself.”
― Walt Whitman

“Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“Wallowing on the smooth surface of their self-satisfaction, many are merely counting the shadows on the wall of their ennui, adding up the numerous illusions and indulging in the comforting lies and ignoring the unpleasant truths. (“Bread and Satellite”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“The flower replied: you fool! Do you imagine I blossom in order to be seen? I blossom for my own sake because it pleases me, not for the sake of others. My joy consists in my being and my blossoming.”
― Irvin Yalom

“The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a sudden euphoria, to prolixity, should stop writing immediately: the time has come for him to lay aside his pen.”
― Colette, Earthly Paradise

“This is pride when the soul abandons Him to Whom it ought to cleave as its end and becomes a kind of end to itself. This happens when it becomes its own satisfaction.”
― Augustine of Hippo, City of God

“It is unwise, and potentially dangerous, to enjoy the misfortunes of others.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness

“In ancient times, the greatest source of freedom was believed to be self-knowledge, in the Middle Ages - self-discipline, in the modern era - self-determination, while today it is believed to be self-satisfaction. The first liberates the mind, the second the spirit, the third the will, while the fourth - the desire to get rid of the other three.”
― Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski

“If you can dream it, you can make it a reality. The possibility lies in your ability, enthusiasm and hardwork to realise it.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Perhaps his only vice was self-satisfaction--which few will admit to be a vice; remonstrance never reached him; to himself he was ever in the right, judging himself only by his sentiments and vague intents, never by his actions; that these had little correspondence never struck him; it had never even struck him that they ought to correspond.”
― George MacDonald, Mary Marston

“There are paintings that take on a life of their own, and do not allow you to finish them.”
― Efrat Cybulkiewicz

“Wearing camouflage is based on the desire to blend in with an environment that we don’t blend in with. Therefore, if we’re wearing some sort of camouflage every day then we’re probably not happy with ourselves any day.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Knowing a little about something sometimes gets in the way of knowing a lot about it.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Success stood in some people’s way of moving from being good to being great.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Only those who value self-knowledge over self-satisfaction can achieve wisdom, only those who value self-perfection over "self-fulfilment" can retain dignity, and only those who value self-discipline over self-indulgence can enjoy liberty.”
― Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski

“She took a knifeful of the butter clinging to the silver paper, so soft it offered virtually no resistance, and dropped it into the holes in the potatoes' skins. It was absorbed mercilessly fast by the granules inside, which soon took on a yellow hue. Rika sprinkled on a few drops of soy sauce, then pressed her hands together. 'Itadakimasu,' she said, and tucked in to the potatoes with a fork. The hot potatoes engorged with butter crumbled apart in her mouth and the steam rose up to the back of her throat. Inside her mouth, the mixture transformed into a smooth-textured cream, heavy and rich, which spread out hotly across her tongue.
The Sado was relatively light in its taste, but had the same warmth and body as the other dairy products she'd sampled in Niigata. The soy sauce drew out the sweetness and texture of the potatoes, and the hand with which Rika held her fork moved incessantly.
The next thing she knew, the two potatoes had disappeared, along with almost all of the butter. She lay down, a delicious sated feeling in her stomach. She had managed to soothe herself, and of that she felt proud.”
― Asako Yuzuki, Butter

“You have a great passion for great works.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Self-satisfaction is something which relaxes the mind before preparing it to think more; praise yourself after successfully finishing the work, but always be open to improvisation to keep the satisfaction level in check. Do not stop at that point because by doing that you are robbing yourself a chance to become the best.”
― Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

“Self-satisfaction is something which relaxes the mind before preparing it to think more; praise yourself after successfully finishing the work, but always be open to improvisation for keeping the satisfaction level in check. Do not stop at that point because by doing that you are robbing yourself a chance to become the best.”
― Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

“When we lose despite giving everything, we may have lost the trophy, but won the biggest of the awards which is self-satisfaction and a confidence that even defeat needs some luck to defeat us.”
― Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

“Most of us spend ourselves trying to be something that we’re not. And if we’d just spend that energy on growing into who we are, we’ll rather quickly discover that who we’re not is something that we’ll be glad we’re not.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Remember unless you are contended and satisfied internally, you cannot convince the world to accept you as a successful being.”
― HUMAIRA SYED, 55 Habits for Mindset Mastery: A Perfect Collection of Everyday Simple HABITS to Change Your Life Forever