#himself

The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself. ↗

— Saul Alinsky

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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. ↗

— Mark Twain

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Every man who is high up likes to think he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. It's our only joke. Every woman knows that. ↗

— J. M. Barrie

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Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled zealous attacks against his political enemies - assaults which the president himself has sometimes directly encouraged. ↗

— Paul Begala

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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself. ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

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He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave. ↗

— George Berkeley

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If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world. ↗

— Vinoba Bhave

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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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Give him enough rope and he will hang himself. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

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The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. ↗

— Xun Zi

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