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Self-Defeating Quotes

John Dryden quote: "Self-defence is Nature's eldest law."
Self-defence is Nature's eldest law. John Dryden
Jacob August Riis quote: "In self-defence, you know, all life eventually accommodates..."
In self-defence, you know, all life eventually accommodates itself to its environment, and human life is no exception. Jacob August Riis
All of the Ten Commandments that are good were old; all that were new art foolish. If Jehovah had been civilized he would have left out the commandment about keeping the Sabbath, and in its place would have said: "Thou shalt not enslave thy fellow-men." He would have omitted the one about swearing, and said: "The man shall have but one wife, and the woman but one husband." He would have left out the one about graven images, and in its stead would have said: "Thou shalt not wage wars of... Robert Green Ingersoll
All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish. Aldo Leopold
You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don't do it. A perfect prescription for a squandered, unfulfilled life is to accommodate self-defeating feelings while undercutting your finest, most productive ones. Marsha Sinetar
I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I wasn't poor, I was needy. Then they told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, I was deprived. Then they told me underpriviledged was overused, I was disadvantaged. I still don't have a dime, but I have a great vocabulary. Jules Feiffer
The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defence. The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some... Thomas Paine
Carlos Salinas quote: "Isolation is a self-defeating dream."
Isolation is a self-defeating dream. Carlos Salinas
Henry Flynt quote: "When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious..."
When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating. Henry Flynt
Morarji Desai quote: "I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except..."
I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defence, should one think of killing any animal. Morarji Desai
Vernon Howard quote: "All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and..."
All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied. Vernon Howard
But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action, and this would, in its turn, make necessary some form of collective self-defence by the loyal members of the League. Arthur Henderson
There is nothing worth having that can he obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It is utterly self-defeating. George Wald
Susan Sontag quote: "Lying is the most simple form of self-defence."
Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. Susan Sontag
There are about 15 million Muslims in the EU. They face ignorance, insult and even persecution. They cannot be wished away. To impose Enlightenment freedoms is self-defeating. Anyway, the Muslims have their own enlightenment. James Buchan

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