Himself Against Quotes

30 quotes by 24 authors

The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. — Sun Tzu
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
. . . how man evolved with such an incredible reservoir of talent and such fantastic diversity isn't completely understood . . . he knows… — Edward T. Hall
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
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
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
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
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
He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. — Hesiod
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
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
A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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
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
The man whose little sermon is â€˜repentâ€™ sets himself against his age, and will for the time being be battered mercilessly by the age whose… — Joseph Parker
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
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
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
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
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

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