Sentence examples for pleasing oneself from inspiring English sources

He wonders if the pressures to please a large family outweigh the option of pleasing oneself, but resists the temptation to pass judgment.

What's left is not about conspicuous consumption, it's about pleasing oneself".

The precision and skill, the joy in doing difficult things well--the discipline required to perform well and please oneself--poetry and baseball share these things.

And pleasing -- oneself and others, whether in delight or catharsis -- is at the unassuming heart of Ashton's dances and of the vital yet endearingly cozy history of 20th-century British ballet.

Although, as he knows, there are dangers in looking too pleased with oneself.

Even so — and especially when considering adolescence — we should not underestimate the very real pleasure of being pleased with oneself.

Quality of life in pupils with headache during the last year was poorer in Turkey with respect to not having fun, feeling bored, feeling alone, not feeling fine at home and not doing schoolwork easily, whereas it was poorer in Austria with respect to feeling ill, feeling tired and worn out, not having energy and not being pleased with oneself (p < 0.001 for all).

The KINDL self-esteem dimension includes statements such as; feeling proud of and pleased with oneself; having lots of ideas and being "on the top of the world" [ 10, 31].

The world they describe is hemmed in by fear, embarrassment and a desire to please everyone but oneself.

It would be as if one passed a homeless person and said to oneself, "God, please help that poor man," when all along you could have helped him yourself.

A common defense of makeup use is that it's all about making oneself feel "good," that it isn't about pleasing men, but about pleasing yourself.