"The expression of vanity and self-love becomes less offensive, when it retains something of simplicity and frankness."

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Source : Alexander von Humboldt, Aimè Bonpland (1852). “Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804”, p.415

Alexander von Humboldt

#Vanity Quotes #Self Quotes #Expression Quotes

“For all my friends in the media who like quotes, mark this quote down. From this day on I'd like to be known as 'The Big Aristotle' because Aristotle once said, 'Excellence is not a singular act; it's a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.'”
“When there is no place that you have decided to call your own, then no matter where you go, you are always heading home.”
“The habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas.”
“To me, wrestling is therapy. No matter how bad my personal situation is, when I step into the ring, all my troubles disappear. My baggage stays in the back where it belongs.”
“The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.”
“Did I just kill someone?" "You can't kill a dead person," Callum said. "Makes no sense.”

Source : Maureen Johnson (2011). “The Name of the Star”, p.167, Penguin
“The presence of many does not and cannot replace the absence of one. That is love.”
“Truth must the guide of those who hold the power; but humility is their sign, the promise that their privileges are in safe hands.”

Source : "Speaking Of Canada" by Vincent Massey. Address at the Convocation of the University of British Columbia, May 18, 1954, 1959.

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