Logo
Almost always it is the fear of being ourselves that brings us to

Almost always it is the fear of being ourselves that brings us to the mirror. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Self
category

My life should be unique; it should be an alms, a battle, a conquest, a medicine. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

Category:
Self

Dig within. There lies the well-spring of good: ever dig, and it will ever flow. – Marcus Aurelius

Category:
Self

There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others. – Michel de Montaigne

Category:
Self

People wish to be settled: only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, 1841

Category:
Self

Random Quotes

The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil; and the task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity. – Maria Montessori

Category:
Body

Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs. – Bobby Scott

Category:
Education

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. – Charles Schulz

Category:
Life

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself. – Sachin Tendulkar

Category:
Time