Oneself

Famous quotes containing the word oneself:

“Well, it is a good experience, to divest oneself of some tested ideals, some old standbys,
And even finding nothing to put in their place is a good experience,
Preparing one, as it does, for the consternation that is to come.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)

“The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one’s neighbors.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“It haunts me, the passage of time. I think time is a merciless thing. I think life is a process of burning oneself out and time is the fire that burns you. But I think the spirit of man is a good adversary.”
—Tennessee Williams (1914–1983)