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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself. — Michel de Montaigne
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of. — Michel de Montaigne
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself. — Michel de Montaigne
He ... got the better of himself, and that's the best kind of victory one can wi — Miguel de Cervantes
When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, — Oscar Wilde
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their — Oscar Wilde
Self-reliance, the height and perfection of man, is reliance on God. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everything intercepts us from ourselves. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man who renounces himself, comes to himself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The young men were born with knives in their brain, a tendency to introversion, — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-command is the main elegance. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you dig a pit for others to fall into, you will fall into it yourself. — Rumi