Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"Protect yourself......from your own thoughts."
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Protect
278 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Jessica Jung
Singer
"A true hero protects his identiy, not out of fear, but out of humility."
Denzel Washington
Actor, Director
"To protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf, you understand?"
Immanuel Kant
Philosopher
"There is something splendid about innocence; but what is bad about it, in turn, is that it cannot protect itself very well and is easily seduced."
Jacob Lawrence
Artist
"I have an assuredness of myself. I never protect myself against it."
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"When you success you have to be very smart and be extra focused and protect your surroundings."
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"Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you."
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"When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love."
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"No, I am not afraid; the Lord said he would protect me, and I have full confidence in His word."
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"I cannot love a man who cannot protect me."
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"You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death."
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"The long-term accommodation that protects marriage and other such relationships is ... forgetfulness."
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"How can I protect something so perfect without evil."
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"The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God's compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless."
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"We've got to protect the music and make sure it never gets exploited."
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"God, guide and protect us. When we're wrong, please correct us."
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"You know the expression 'God protects fools and drunks'? I qualify for both."
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"Lord, protect me from what I want!"
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"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."
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"Ignorance Protects itself, And protected, Ignorance grows."
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"My unhappiness protects me from life."
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"I've trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likeable."
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"If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well."
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"If you have a dream, you've got to protect it."
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"God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies."
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