#himself

The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#always #bears #cease #equal #genius

It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities. ↗

— Johann Arndt

#blessings #bound #certainly #christian #duty

For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? ↗

— W. H. Auden

#feel #forgotten #himself #who

I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed. ↗

— John Bachman

#dried #fishermen #fishes #had #himself

Few expected very much of Franklin Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1933. Like Barack Obama seventy-six years later, he was succeeding a failed Republican president, and Americans had voted for change. What that change might be Roosevelt never clearly said, probably because he himself didn't know. ↗

— Russell Baker

#barack obama #because #change #clearly #day

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#any #assembled #available #better #comes

Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. One can only speak of another. ↗

— Augusto Roa Bastos

#anyone #attempts #himself #his #immediate

There is always one person on the set who has a lot of anxiety, an actor who is really intense and has to stay in character and holds himself away from the rest of us. ↗

— Maria Bello

#always #anxiety #away #character #himself

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#himself #mighty #others #strong #who

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#himself #knows #others #who #wise