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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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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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For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites. ↗

— William Hague

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