Himself Quotes
1491 quotes by 1112 authors
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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable…
— John Stuart Mill
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The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself.
— John Stuart Mill
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The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.
— John Stuart Mill
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The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which…
— John Stuart Mill
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True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.
— Henry Miller
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Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the…
— Henry Miller
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The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication…
— Henry Miller
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He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
— John Milton
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He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul…
— John Milton
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The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
— John Milton
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The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.
— Wilson Mizner
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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
— Michel de Montaigne
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I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man…
— Eugenio Montale
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A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere…
— Dwight L. Moody
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No man can resolve himself into Heaven.
— Dwight L. Moody
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Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.
— Marianne Moore
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A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring…
— Alanis Morissette
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A lot of people over time have had this kind of pattern in their relationship with Bill Clinton. You first meet him and you're overwhelmed…
— Dee Dee Myers
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The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed…
— Vladimir Nabokov
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I admire a lot of people, but in terms of sport I've always loved the mentality of Tiger Woods on a golf course. I always…
— Rafael Nadal
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