It must not be thought that the cowardly feeling of…

“Life sometimes offers you a chance, he thought, but when you are too cowardly or too indecisive to seize it life takes the cards…

— Michel Houellebecq

The sea has formed the English character and the essential England is to be found in those who follow it. From blue waters they…

— John Buchan

I always have tendency to form very strong local attachments, so I was very keen to find out about the school I was going…

— Ibn Warraq

I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain.

— Alan Bennett

The strange thing about the English character is that they understate everything. It's considered bad form to comment on the food, money, romance, any…

— Patrick Macnee

The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few…

— Samuel Butler

Like all predatory or parasitic institutions, its first instinct is that of self-preservation. All its enterprises are directed first towards preserving its own life,…

— Albert J. Nock

I consider kissing her right there on the dirty couch, but self-preservation stops me. Once someone hurts you, it’s harder to relax around them,…

— Holly Black

“The fundamental basis by which the court’s decision might be made is, in itself, imperfect and subject to contradictions. There is very little consideration…

— Ashim Shanker

“Self-preservation—this is your new focus. The only obligation of today is to preserve the breath of tomorrow. Then, once footing is regained, you can…

— John-Talmage Mathis

Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection,…

— Walpola Rahula

“People have a tendency of filtering their memories – exaggerate the positives and downplay their weaknesses and faults. Self-preservation will be another obstacle you…

— Alexis Lawrence

“He had all the self-preservation instincts of a bug near a shiny windshield.”

— Karen Chance

“With the courage of the soul, we don’t focus only on self-preservation, security, or safety; in fact, such courage compels us to risk our…

— Alberto Villoldo

“What begins as a minor internal wobble becomes a cascade of relational failures. The chain is not broken until the individual stops looking to…

— E. Ravago