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Others Quotes by Christopher Hitchens
- Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.
- Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on.
- Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and…
- I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others,…
- Here is the point about myself and my co-thinkers. Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not hold…
- In order to be a part of the totalitarian mind-set, it is not necessary to wear a uniform or carry a club or a whip.…
- A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for…
- I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or…
- I sometimes wish I were suffering in a good cause, or risking my life for the good of others, instead of just being a gravely…
More Others Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some… — Arthur Ashe
- We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and… — Saint Augustine
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets… — Marcus Aurelius
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. — Jane Austen