#selves

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape. ↗

— Henry Morton Stanley

#anticipated #attractions #based #began #book

The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#asking #brave #done #enough #ever

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates. ↗

— Angela Carter

#angels #culture #high #higher #i

I just think people should be able to express themselves. ↗

— Vince Carter

#express #i #just #people #should

The teachers were focused on helping these students. The students benefited from hands-on teaching and a faculty who cared about them and their success in life and soon the students began to believe in themselves and the reality that they could make something of their lives. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#began #believe #benefited #cared #could

There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. ↗

— Willa Cather

#fiercely #go #had #happened #human

To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves. ↗

— Carrie Chapman Catt

#distance #future #give #need #needs

The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things. ↗

— Richard Cecil

#acquiesced #all things #bible #characters #god

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves. ↗

— Vinton Cerf

#learn #ourselves

Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious. ↗

— Michel De Certeau

#become #believing #churches #once #organizations