Himself Quotes

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We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his… — Charles de Gaulle
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines. — Charles de Gaulle
What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people to… — David Gerrold
Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself. — Edward Gibbon
The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in… — Edward Gibbon
A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would… — Andre Gide
Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is? — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a… — Vincent Van Gogh
He only half dies who leaves an image of himself in his sons. — Carlo Goldoni
Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him. — Remy de Gourmont
He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave. — Baltasar Gracian
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. — Baltasar Gracian
Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children. — Billy Graham
I would say in one sentence my goal is to at least be part of the journey to find the unified theory that Einstein himself… — Brian Greene

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