Himself Quotes

1491 quotes by 1115 authors

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for… — Arthur Schopenhauer
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. — Laozi
While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be. — Amos Bronson Alcott
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company — Charles Evans Hughes
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. — Laozi
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for… — Simone Weil
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but… — Charles Caleb Colton
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. — Heraclitus
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. — Seneca the Younger
Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on… — Robert Southey
A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind… — Oliver Goldsmith
The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness… — Max Lerner
Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants. — Edward Steichen
As we learn from the New Testament, the Jews and the Samaritans in the days of Jesus were not agreed on the question which was… — Julius Wellhausen
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. — Saadi
If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. [You must] reach the… — Jack Lemmon
The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting. — Charlie Chaplin
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part. — William Hazlitt
A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard. — Eliphas Levi
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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