It is possible I can make very little of myself; but this little is everything, and better than what I allow to be made out of me by the might of others, by the training of custom, religion, the laws, the State.

Max Stirner
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I can make myself out to be much better than I am, but this little is everything, and better than what I allow to be made out of me by the might of others, by the training of custom, religion, the laws, the State. -William Blake The quote “It is possible I can make very little of myself; but this little is everything, and better than what I allow to be made out of me by the might of others” is not easy to understand. But if you try to put it in right words, it will come out like this: The little self that I have made out of myself is all I need. It covers all my needs for food, shelter and clothes.

It covers all my rights to live in peace and safety. And it covers all my needs for friendship and love.

Source: The Ego And Its Own

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