"Let a man once see himself as..." - Quote by Elbert Hubbard
Let a man once see himself as others see him, and all enthusiasm vanishes from his heart.
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“As a career, the business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos cat through hell.”
“There was one who thought himself above me, and he was above me until he had that thought.”
“Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing.”
More on Self Perception
“Existence alone had never been enough for him; he had always wanted more. Perhaps it was only from the force of his desires that he had regarded himself as a man to whom more was permitted than to others.”
“I am one thing, my writings are another.”
“I thought that because I wasn't a sickly person - I never have been - I thought I was healthy. So I assumed health. I didn't have it.”