Quotes with himself

Quotes 381 till 400 of 795.

  • Stephen Leacock Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.
    Stephen Leacock
    Canadian humorist and economist (1869 - 1944)
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  • Nicolas Bentley lt is a maxim with me that no man was ever written out of reputation but by himself.
    Nicolas Bentley
    British illustrator, cartoonist and writer (1907 - 1978)
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  • Felix E. Schelling Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be.
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. God makes the animals, man makes himself.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • Alexis Carrel Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
    Alexis Carrel
    French surgeon, anatomist and biologist (1873 - 1944)
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  • Captain Beefheart Man has done a lot to make himself dangerous and animals get the worst of all of it. But then, man too is an animal.
    Captain Beefheart
    American singer, songwriter and musician (1941 - 2010)
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  • Francesco Petrarca Man has no greater enemy than himself.
    Francesco Petrarca
    Italian poet and writer (1304 - 1374)
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  • Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.
    Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn
    Russian Novelist (1918 - 2008)
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  • Edward Dahlberg Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.
    Edward Dahlberg
    American novelist, essayist and autobiographer (1900 - 1977)
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  • Henry David Thoreau Man identifies himself with earth or material. Spirit is strange to him: he is afraid of ghosts.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Joseph De Maistre Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.
    Joseph De Maistre
    French diplomat and philosopher (1753 - 1821)
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  • William Hazlitt Man is a make-believe animal - he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Baltasar Gracian Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture.
    Baltasar Gracian
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • James Thurber Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
    James Thurber
    American cartoonist (1894 - 1961)
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  • Richard Buckminster Fuller Man is going to be displaced altogether as a specialist by the computer. Man himself is being forced to reestablish, employ, and enjoy his innate comprehensivity. Coping with the totality of Spaceship Earth and universe is ahead for all of us.
    Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth (1963)
    Richard Buckminster Fuller
    American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor (1895 - 1983)
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  • Oscar Wilde Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • James Allen Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
    James Allen
    British philosophical writer (1864 - 1912)
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  • Bill Vaughan Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.
    Bill Vaughan
    American columnist and author (1915 - 1977)
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  • Eric Hoffer Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • H.G. Wells 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 reared him.
    H.G. Wells
    British-born American author (1866 - 1946)
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