Himself Quotes

Lines on how a person understands his own place.

One entry examines how a man might see his role in a relationship as both possessing and being possessed in turn, a small but pointed observation. Another describes an ideal schoolmaster carrying a constant, quiet sense of wonder about his own presence in the room. Related reading sits on the Every quotes page.


A closing line argues that a poet writes simply to produce poems, not to promote his own reputation as one. Continue with Always quotes or He quotes.