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He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it. ↗

— Alma Gluck

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The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism. ↗

— Alma Gluck

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God himself has no right to be a tyrant. ↗

— William Godwin

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Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him. ↗

— William Godwin

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The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself. ↗

— William Godwin

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The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to think for himself. ↗

— William Godwin

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A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is? ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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