I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble. Agatha Christie
In many ways, writing is the act of saying 'I,' of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying, 'Listen to me, see it my way, change your mind.' It's an aggressive, even a hostile act. Joan Didion
In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.Albert Einstein
It is curious how instinctively one protects the image of oneself from idolatry or any other handling that could make it ridiculous, or too unlike the original to be believed any longer. Virginia Woolf
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. Graham Greene
It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself. Harold Brodkey
One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's. Mahatma Gandhi
The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is a mystery, containing, like all mysteries, the possibility of torment. James A.Baldwin
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others. James A.Baldwin
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. Doris Lessing
To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete. Epictetus
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. Helen keller
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. Helen keller