No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world. Bernard M. Baruch
Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. James A.Baldwin
Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.Stephen Baker
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. Albert Einstein
People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card. Frank Robinson
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. Cicero
That person has to be accountable for himself. I think that's what we have to do in society today is to be accountable for yourself. I think we have the tendency to always want to live someone else's life. Herschel Walker
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.Lord Chesterfield
The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.William Shakespeare
The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. Virginia Woolf
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.plato
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task. Robertson Davies
The most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is and steal out of your company. William Shakespeare
The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself. Burleigh Grimes
The painter... does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. He fits himself to the paint. The self is the servant who bears the paintbox and its inherited contents. Annie Dillard
The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself. Ralph Waldo Emerson