Himself Quotes

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Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself. — Gabriel Marcel
He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent. — Karl Kraus
I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now. — David Brainerd
Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. One can only speak of another. — Augusto Roa Bastos
That Man indeed can never be good at heart, who is full of himself and his own Endowments. — Mary Astell
The dog commends himself to our favor by affording play to our propensity for mastery — Thorstein Veblen
A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when… — Alec Waugh
Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself. — John Philip Sousa
He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it. — Leopold von Ranke
The man who voyages strange seas must of necessity be a little unsure of himself. It is the man with the flashy air of knowing… — Fred Hoyle
Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to… — Joseph Priestley
But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for… — Sophocles
A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music,… — Axel Munthe
Myth expresses in terms of the world - that is, of the other world or the second world - the understanding that man has of… — Paul Ricoeur
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life. — Magnus Carlsen
A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself. — John Foster
Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself. — Dario Argento
The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what… — Owen D. Young
This business switching styles can't be done honestly by one man. As soon as he can play his instrument well, he can express himself, and… — Jimmy Rushing
A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity… — James Payn

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