Quotes with himself

Quotes 301 till 320 of 795.

  • Thomas Jefferson I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Marcus Aurelius I have often wondered how it is everyone loves himself more than the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than the opinions of others.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • Henry James I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.
    Henry James
    American author (1843 - 1916)
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  • Will Rogers I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good.
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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  • Lois McMaster Bujold I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.
    Lois McMaster Bujold
    American speculative fiction writer
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  • Michael Ondaatje I think precision in writing goes hand in hand with not trying to say everything. You try and say two-thirds, so the reader will involve himself or herself.
    Michael Ondaatje
    Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer (1943 - )
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  • Joseph Campbell I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.
    Joseph Campbell
    American mythologist (1904 - 1987)
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  • William Shakespeare I'll never be such a gosling to obey instinct, but stand as if a man were author of himself and knew no other kin.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.
    The Works of Benjamin Disraeli
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Albrecht Durer If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.
    Albrecht Durer
    German painter (1471 - 1528)
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  • Samuel Johnson If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • James A. Michener If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.
    James A. Michener
    American writer (1907 - 1997)
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  • Herodotus If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
    Herodotus
    Greek historian (484 - 425)
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  • Josh Billings If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.
    Josh Billings
    American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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  • Ezra Pound If a patron buys from an artist who needs money (needs money to buy tools, time, food), the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Alexandre Dumas père If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
    Alexandre Dumas père
    French writer (1802 - 1870)
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  • Martin Luther If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.
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  • C. S. Lewis If He who in Himself can lack nothing chooses to need us, it is because we need to be needed.
    The Problem of Pain (1940)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Henry Louis Mencken If I ever marry it will be on a sudden impulse, as a man shoots himself.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Blaise Pascal If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole?
    Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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