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As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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It is extremely difficult for a Jew to be converted, for how can he bring himself to believe in the divinity of - another Jew? ↗

— Heinrich Heine

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But Walt and him shared the same kind of optimism. Walt believed in himself, and he was optimistic about what he wanted to do. He just knew it will be okay, and Dali was the same way. They had a great deal in common that way. ↗

— John Hench

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A man by himself is in bad company. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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I think those that are holier-than-thou don't make jokes. They take themselves too seriously and Peeta doesn't take himself too seriously. This is what I believe in and I'm comfortable with that and I can make a joke here and there. ↗

— Josh Hutcherson

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A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader. ↗

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself of anything. ↗

— Dean Inge

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Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not. ↗

— Dean Inge

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