Thomas Huxley Quotes

No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose?

In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.

Whoever wants to be free, therefore, let him not want or avoid anything that is up to others. Otherwise he will necessarily be a slave.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self.

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Freedom comes with a lot of responsibility. When you are by yourself, you have to develop a third eye.

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power.

I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being so bullish and bossy,' and things like that.

When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it.

Implicit in true freedom of spirit lies a proud and virile will. Such glorious power of free will to choose, envisages beneficent social responsibility as manifest and welcome.

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

No one is free who does not lord over himself.

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need.

I'm really only responsible for my own actions.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.

I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.

No man is free who is not master of himself.