#himself

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#bargain #discontented #excellent #frame #him

The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#best #deeply #event #himself #his

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#deceives #despises #dupe #himself #hypocrite

It's always great to play a man who sets himself up to be punctured. ↗

— Jeremy Irons

#great #himself #man #play #sets

Bill Condon, I must say, may have been one of the best professional experiences of my life, collaborating with him. He, himself, is an Academy Award winning screenwriter. He is a storyteller first and foremost, so we speak the same language. We approach things always from the story. ↗

— Melissa Rosenberg

#academy award #always #approach #award #been

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself. ↗

— Anna Jameson

#himself #man #only #wise #wise man

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. ↗

— Ben Jonson

#himself #master #only #taught

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#oppress #others #them #undervalue #will

This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened. ↗