Himself Quotes

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I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself. — Emily Bronte
The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself. — Garth Brooks
The worst food you'll ever eat will probably be prepared by a 'cook' who calls himself a 'chef.' Mark my words. — Alton Brown
The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household.… — H. Rap Brown
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man… — Jean de la Bruyere
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with… — Jean de la Bruyere
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens… — Amos Bronson Alcott
Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage. — William S. Burroughs
The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. — Richard Burton
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. — Robert Burton
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. — Samuel Butler
We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself. — Samuel Butler
To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. — Samuel Butler
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you,… — Samuel Butler
The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore. — Samuel Butler
When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will… — Samuel Butler
This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing,… — Lord Byron
Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if… — Michael Caine
The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to… — Italo Calvino
I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into… — Joseph Campbell

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