#elves

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts. ↗

— Harold Nicolson

#ideals #inclined #judge #others #our

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile. ↗

— Earl Nightingale

#comfort #else #engaged #enjoy #established

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves. ↗

— Chester W. Nimitz

#armament #defend #defense #faith #machines

I think the American people have become more reliant upon government and less reliant upon themselves and that they now tend to put security ahead of freedom, but I think freedom is the most important aspect of our lives. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#american #american people #aspect #become #freedom

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds. ↗

— Aristotle Onassis

#ever #free #high #learn #must

Women are so unforgiving of themselves. We don't recognize our own beauty because we're too busy comparing ourselves to other people. ↗

— Kelly Osbourne

#because #busy #comparing #other #our

I'm sort of one of those weird actors who whenever I do a play, I think, 'Oh, we should film this,' as opposed to have to belt it out of ourselves in a theater auditorium. ↗

— Clive Owen

#belt #film #i #i do #i think

We decline the claim to power by parties which want to own their followers body and soul, and which want to put themselves over and above the whole nation. ↗

— Franz von Papen

#body #claim #decline #followers #nation

Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures. ↗

— Francis Parkman

#back #brought #conventionality #elements #fabric

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame. ↗

— Jane Porter

#candles #depriving #flame #imparting #knowledge