SELF  See also:Conceit; Egotism; Pride

自我

A self-made man has no one to blame but himself.

Unknown

一個白手起家的人,除了他自己,沒人能怪。

Far too frequently in this life we are interested in only three persons: me, myself and I.

Unknown

在這一生中,我們太常只對三個人感興趣:我、我自己和我本人。

The man who lives only for himself runs a very small business.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

光為自己活的人只能做些雞毛蒜皮的小事而以。

The most common disease in the world is 'I' trouble.

Reinhold Niebuhr

世上最常見的疾病就是「我」的毛病。

No man can really at one and the same time call attention to himself and glorify God.

Louis Benes

沒有人真能同時注意自己以及榮耀上帝。

Deliver me, O Lord, from that evil man, myself.

Thomas Brooks

主啊!拯救我脫離那惡者,就是我自己。

Self is the chief end of every natural man.

Stephen Charnock

自我是任何天然人最關切的對象。

Self-interest, of course, is the lowest form of motivation for doing what is morally right.

Mort Crim

為了自己的利益才去做那些道德上正確的事,這種動機當然是最差勁的。

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Benjamin Disraeli

跟一個人談談他自己,他會聽你說上幾個小時。

If you must talk of yourself, let it be behind your own back.

George Eliot

如果你非得談論自己,那就自己背後說吧。

Self is the destruction of safety and sanctity alike.

Richard Glover

強調自我讓人失去平安與尊嚴。

Self often stands concealed in the shadows of the unconscious.

E. Stanlet Jones

自我經常隱藏在無意識的陰影下。

The self-centred are the self-disrupted.

E. Stanlet Jones

自我中心就是自我分裂。

We never say that self is dead; were we to do so, self would be laughing at us round the corner.

F. B. Meyer

我們永遠不要說自我死了;如果這樣說,自我會在角落嘲笑我們。

I have read more trouble with D. L. Moody than with any man I ever met.

D. L. Moody

我跟慕迪相處的問題遠超過跟任何人相處。

I have read of many wicked popes, but the worst pope I ever met with is Pope Self.

John Newton

我看過許多壞的教皇,但我見過最壞的那位教皇是「自我的教皇」

The man who lives by himself and for himself is apt to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

Charles H. Parkhurst

一個人如果只獨自生活,又只為自己打算,那他很可能會被自己的孤僻自私帶壞。

The personal pronoun 'I', might well be the coat of arms of some individuals.

Antoine Rivarol

對某些人來說,「我」這個字,簡直就像是他們的家族徽章一樣。

Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

C. H. Spurgeon

要留心你自己勝過任何人;在我們裡面常帶著我們最可怕的敵人。

So subtle is self that scarcely anyone is ware of its presence.

A. W. Tozer

自我實在難以察覺,很少人能察覺它的出現。

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourslves, from ourselves.

Jon Maccain

我們無法永遠對自己隱瞞真實的自己。

Your biggest competitor is your own view of your future.

Watts Wacker & Jim Taylor

你最大的對手是你如何看待自己的未來。

Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is.  How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.

Millicent Fenwick

永遠不要覺得自憐,那是最具破壞性的情緒。被困在自我那可怕的松鼠籠裡,真是太糟糕了。

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress.  Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Gather Together in My Name

自憐這東西,剛開始的時候就像羽絨床一樣舒服。只有當它變硬了,才會讓人覺得不舒服。

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.

Helen Keller

自憐是我們最糟糕的敵人,如果你向它屈服,就永遠無法在這個世界上做任何事情。

Self-pity is a sin, and it makes everyone else sick.

D.H. Lawrence

自憐是個罪,會讓每個人都覺得噁心。

Self-pity is a dead-end road. You can't go anywhere from it. It's a road to nowhere. You're just wallowing in it.

Stephen King

自憐毫無用處。它只會讓情況更糟。

Self-pity is the one sin that no one tires of.

Mark Twain

自憐是唯一不會讓你感到疲倦的罪惡。

Self‑pity is easily the most destructive of the non‑pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

John Gardner

自憐是最具破壞力的「天然麻醉劑」;它讓人上癮、瞬間快樂,同時與現實切割。

Self‑pity is the most negative quality of the human spirit. Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.

Jon M. Huntsman

自憐是人性中最消極的特質;人生困境應讓我們更強大,而非更苦悶。