#elves

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#done #exempt #fear #themselves #things

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#face #given #god #god hath #hath

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. ↗

— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

#i #i do #men #over #power

I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

#any #conclusive #i #i think #infinity

A whole generation of young whites have involved themselves with traditional Negro music. ↗

— Archie Shepp

#involved #music #themselves #traditional #whites

Cambodia wanted no part of SEATO. We would look after ourselves as neutrals and Buddhists. ↗

— Norodom Sihanouk

#buddhists #cambodia #look #neutrals #ourselves

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves. ↗

— Nate Silver

#average #data #more #numbers #people

We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves. ↗

— Peter Singer

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Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. ↗

— Diogenes of Sinope

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The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves. ↗

— Edith Sitwell

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