Himself Quotes

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In the greater number of cases that have come under my observation, freedom has been a serious misfortune to the manumitted slave, and he has… — Roger B. Taney
I wanted to find out exactly who was in charge, whether it was God Himself or whether it was scientists in the laboratory. It was… — Robert Edwards
No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and,… — Benjamin Robbins Curtis
All cannot rule, nor can all be ruled. All cannot plow, nor can all sow, nor reap. No more can all neglect such employments, else… — Joseph P. Bradley
It is the duty and high privilege of every human being to endeavor to improve himself. Effort at self-improvement is the definition sometimes given for… — Joseph P. Bradley
The men to whom Jesus Christ committed the fortunes and destiny of His Church were men of prayer. To no other kind of men has… — Edward McKendree Bounds
God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era. — Abdolkarim Soroush
Every time a person sacrifices himself for a larger injustice, it aids in the cycle of change. — Amy Carter
I think Hefner himself wants to go down in history as a person of sophistication and glamour. But the last person I would want to… — Gloria Steinem
Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience… — Samuel Smiles
I never step upon a stage without asking myself whether I will succeed in finishing the opera. The fact is that a conscientious singer is… — Enrico Caruso
He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The… — Buddha
John Quincy Adams ranks with Jimmy Carter on the roster of ex-presidential redemption. Instead of completing a biography of his father, he let himself be… — Thomas Mallon
Science fiction is a literary field crowded with strong opinions, and no SF novelist delivered himself more memorably of his views - on politics, sexuality,… — Paul Di Filippo
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. — Winston Churchill
Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me. — Ambrose Bierce
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. — Raymond Hull
Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in… — Stephen Baker
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? — Wystan Hugh Auden
Let him that would move the world first move himself. — Socrates

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