Himself Quotes

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The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty. — Publilius Syrus
Honor is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read, you can learn… — Ricky Gervais
It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and… — John George Nicolay
Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself. — Cyril Tourneur
An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose. — A. P. Herbert
My responsibility is always and everywhere the same: to see in my brother more even than the personality and manhood that are his. My task… — Trevor Huddleston
A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is… — John Foxe
I work as an artist, and I think the audience of one, which is the self, and I have to satisfy myself as an artist.… — August Wilson
For me, a writer should be more like a lighthouse keeper, just out there by himself. He shouldn't get his ideas from other people all… — Robert M. Pirsig
Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away. — Edward Dahlberg
I've always thought that the stereotype of the dirty old man is really the creation of a dirty young man who wants the field to… — Hugh Downs
Whenever man begins to doubt himself, he does something so stupid that he is reassured. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself;… — Lafcadio Hearn
Draco's not really a bully. He's not exactly the biggest, strongest guy in the world. He's more a rich, snobby person. He thinks of himself… — Tom Felton
Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to Clinton's… — Dee Dee Myers
But after he was pleased to reveal himself to me I did presently, like Abraham, run to Hagar. And after that he did let me… — Anne Hutchinson
And only the photographer himself knows the effect he wants. He should know by instinct, grounded in experience, what subjects are enhanced by hard or… — Bill Brandt
Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults. — Haim Ginott
The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace… — Harold Rosenberg
Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable?… — Johann Most

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