Himself Against Quotes
30 quotes by 24 authors
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The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
— Sun Tzu
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For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God [Gen. 3:1-7], while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man [2…
— John Stott
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. . . how man evolved with such an incredible reservoir of talent and such fantastic diversity isn't completely understood . . . he knows…
— Edward T. Hall
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Rick Perry said Obama's suggestions for gun control disgust him. He said the real answer to this problem isn't laws, it's prayer. You know, i…
— Bill Maher
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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure…
— Sun Tzu
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The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother…
— Clark Gable
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The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or…
— Ida B. Wells
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A man who is truly humble is not troubled when he is wronged and he says nothing to justify himself against the injustice, but he…
— Isaac of Nineveh
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He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.
— Hesiod
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One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom -such as a solitude without friends, books, duties, passions must bring with it -those quarter-hours of…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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When man ventures into the wilderness, climbs the ridges, and sleeps in the forest, he comes in close communion with his Creator. When man pits…
— William O. Douglas
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A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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You men of the einsatzgruppen are called upon to fulfill a repulsive duty. But you are soldiers who have to carry out every order unconditionally.…
— Heinrich Himmler
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When I started driving our old four-door green DeSoto, I always took Skip on my trips around town. I would get Skip to prop himself…
— Willie Morris
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The man whose little sermon is ‘repent’ sets himself against his age, and will for the time being be battered mercilessly by the age whose…
— Joseph Parker
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The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds... And he must be ready to choose death before dishonor…
— Clark Gable
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The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother…
— Clark Gable
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A man may by custom fortify himself against pain, shame, and suchlike accidents; but as to death, we can experience it but once, and are…
— Michel de Montaigne
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I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's…
— John Shelby Spong
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Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that…
— H.G. Wells
Who Wrote These Himself Against Quotes
24 authors contributed a total of 30 Himself Against Quotes as follows: