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Self-deprecation |
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Quotations
 | Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself. — Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator 34 likes |
 | The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 14 likes |
 | One of the marvels of the world: The sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 11 likes |
 | How can a man of consciousness have the slightest respect for himself? — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer 9 likes |
| In his private heart no man respects himself. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 8 likes |
 | Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 7 likes |
 | Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself. — Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker 6 likes |
 | Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 6 likes |
 | Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. — Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian 6 likes |
 | The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 5 likes |
 | The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer 5 likes |
| I hate mankind, for I think of myself as one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 5 likes |
 | You may admire yourself without despising others, but how can you admire others without despising yourself? — Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher 4 likes |
 | People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence. — Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer 3 likes |
 | Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word. — Joseph Roux, 1834-1905, French clergyman & poet 3 likes |
| Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 3 likes |
| We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 3 likes |
 | The worst evil that you can do, psychologically, is to laugh at yourself. That means spitting in your own face. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 2 likes |
| The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 2 likes |
 | We are as often duped by diffidence as by confidence. — Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer 2 likes |
| You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life? — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 2 likes |
 | The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his manhood. |
 | The more we value things, the less we value ourselves. |
 | I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it. |
 | Be polite and generous, but don’t undervalue yourself. |
 | Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority. |
 | All wishes, whatever their apparent content, have the same and unvarying meaning: “I refuse to be what I am.” |
| All pity is self-pity. |
 | Of course, like all young men, I tried to be as unhappy as I could – a kind of Hamlet and Raskolnikov rolled into one. |
 | A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and fight against himself. |
 | When a man is ashamed of himself, he is ruthless to others. |
 | I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries. — Stephen King, 1947-, American author of horror & fantasy fiction |
| Beware of becoming a pawn in your own game. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist |
 | I'm not much but I'm all I have. |
 | Perversity is the human thirst for self-torture. |
 | It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush. |
 | As for me, my last wish is to be taken to the cemetery in a garbage truck. — André Breton, 1896-1966, French writer, founder of Surrealism |
Personal Stories
 | I am such a nobody. — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 8 likes |
Quotes in Verse
 | I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world. — Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935, Portuguese poet & writer 5 likes |
 | I am nobody! Who are you? Are you a nobody, too? — Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet 4 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member. — Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American comedian 7 likes |
 | I'm not really the heroic type. I was beat up by Quakers. — Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director 2 likes |
 | On my way here I passed a local cinema and it turns out you were expecting me after all, for the billboards read: “The Mummy Returns”. — Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister 2 likes |
 | I hope I can settle my internal conflicts without bloodshed. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
