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Never had he found himself so close to those terrible weapons of feminine artillery. ↗

— Stendhal

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For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction. ↗

— George Stephanopoulos

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For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

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The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance. ↗

— A. R. Ammons

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Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself. ↗

— Cyril Tourneur

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Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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No, when the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something. ↗

— Robert Browning

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He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

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