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Unless Above Himself He Can Erect Himself, How Poor A Thing Is Man!
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Unless above himself he can
Erect himself, how poor a thing is man!
-- Samuel Daniel (1562-1619)
-- To the Countess of Cumberland, Stanza 12
Related:
This is the thing that I was born to do. -- Samuel Daniel (1562-1619) -- Musophilus, Stanza 100
Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife
he is always proud of himself as the source of it. -- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)...
None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or to restrain himself to lust in his heart.
-- Poor Jimmy's Almanac...
A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself. -- Du Boi
Now tell me: can a man love anyone who hates himself?
Can he be in harmony with someone else if he's divided in himself, or bring anyone pleasure if he's only a disagreeable nuisance to himself?...
He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others." Samuel Johnso
He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others. -- Samuel Johnso