Quote by Alfred Barron

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.

— J. B. Priestley

Sometimes a man imagines that he will lose himself if he gives himself, and keep himself if he hides himself. But the contrary takes…

— Ernest Hello

“At the end of the day, our recovery must be based not on shame or perfectionism or the need to impress others, but on…

— Erica Spiegelman

“Renew your resolution daily, and in the hour of temptation do not depart from the right path.”

— James Allen

“The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones.”

— Somerset Maugham

“And I told him that a man's life is always dealing with permanence - that the most dangerous kind of irresponsibility is to think…

— Wendell Berry

“Laziness is always your fault. It is the sign that a man has persevered in uselessness for too long.”

— Idries Shah

“It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil; it is far, far harder for him to confess that…

— Murray Kempton

“Do not feel ashamed for giving little because refusal is smaller than that.”

— Imam Ail

“Perhaps nothing is more common than to bewail the shortness of life, unless it is to mispend the little time we are permitted to…

— John Thelwall

A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they…

— Samuel Johnson