Himself Quotes

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Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny. — Paul Tillich
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. — Leo Tolstoy
Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the… — Leo Tolstoy
Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic, universal, aims of humanity. — Leo Tolstoy
An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
A woman's life is not perfect or whole till she has added herself to a husband. Nor is a man's life perfect or whole till… — Anthony Trollope
The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature,… — Leon Trotsky
Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like… — Leon Trotsky
I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full… — Desmond Tutu
Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written. — Mark Twain
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. — Mark Twain
What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is… — Mark Twain
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. — Mark Twain
Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied. — Mark Twain
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. — Mark Twain
If a person never contradicts himself, it must be that he says nothing. — Miguel de Unamuno
A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others. — Paul Valery
Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to… — Bill Vaughan
No writer, no matter how gifted, immortalizes himself unless he has crystallized into expressive and original phrase the eternal sentiments and yearnings of the human… — Alfred de Vigny
The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. — Voltaire

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