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When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought… — Chinua Achebe
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. — Saint Augustine
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on… — Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life… — Emilie Autumn
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he… — Teresa of Avila
Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend… — Teresa of Avila
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and… — Irving Babbitt
We're seeing the fulfillment of the Book of Judges here in our own time - every man doing that which is right in his own… — Michele Bachmann
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. — Francis Bacon
An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to… — Walter Bagehot
He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest. — Abu Bakr
There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes… — James A. Baldwin
So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say,… — Christian Bale
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. — Henry Adams
Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the… — Dave Barry
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought of His life… — Bruce Barton
Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to… — Bruce Barton
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side. — Joseph Addison

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