#themselves

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#circular #compass #courses #go #heights

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#make #our #ourselves #out #themselves

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves. ↗

— Jane Austen

#more #people #them #themselves #who

People really do spend a lot of money on their pets - sometimes more then themselves. ↗

— Oksana Baiul

#money #more #people #pets #really

For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams. ↗

— Pedro Calderon de la Barca

#dreams #life #life is a #only #themselves

Obama specializes in knocking down straw men. "I reject the view that says our problems will simply take care of themselves," he said, implying that's the view of Republicans. It's the view of almost no one. ↗

— Fred Barnes

#care #down #i #implying #knocking

What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage. ↗

— Bruce Barton

#curious #die #free #get #individual

In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#change #deal #earth #equipped #exists

With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#eyes #only #others #people #reflection

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#people #primarily #themselves