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Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. — Pope Benedict XVI
No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness. — Georges Bernanos
It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe… — Joe Biden
The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power. — Theodor Adorno
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff. — Ambrose Bierce
Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own. — Ambrose Bierce
As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way. — Buffalo Bill
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. — Josh Billings
It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too. — Josh Billings
Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible. — Bhumibol Adulyadej
For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own… — Aeschylus
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin. — Aeschylus
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. — William Blake
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. — Aesop
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms. — Elizabeth Bowen
I consider it essential that the photographer should do his own printing and enlarging. The final effect of the finished print depends so much on… — Bill Brandt
And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave. — Georg Buchner
My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to… — Dave Brubeck
A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others. — Jean de la Bruyere
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with… — Jean de la Bruyere
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His… — Pearl S. Buck
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. — Amos Bronson Alcott
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens… — Amos Bronson Alcott

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