Himself Quotes

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Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself. — William Ellery Channing
A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but… — James Allen
Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a reason for not taking action himself, you see a cog… — John Jay Chapman
Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need… — John Jay Chapman
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of… — James Allen
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs… — Lord Chesterfield
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a… — Lord Chesterfield
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in… — Lord Chesterfield
The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That is a disguised form of… — Sri Chinmoy
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself. — Winston Churchill
The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost… — Winston Churchill
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil. — Emile M. Cioran
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or… — Emile M. Cioran
As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples. — Adam Clarke

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