Man Quotes
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It is better for a city to be governed by a good man than by good laws.
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The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty.
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A man like me troubles himself little about a million men.
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Look at a man the way he is and he only becomes worse, but look at him as if he were what he could be, then he becomes what he should be.
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The Highest Being reveals himself in man.
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Why should I be angry with a man for loving himself better than me?
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Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.
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Spirits that live throughout, Vital in every part, not as frail man, In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die.
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Lil Wayne is the man.
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The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
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Every man is his own greatest dupe.
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A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the company of a boy, a youth, and by and by a grown man - the one he used to be.
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Mathematics is merely the means to a general and ultimate knowledge of man.
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A man given to vice is always an idealist.
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No man loses his freedom except through his own weakness.
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The man who always takes and never gives is not a leader. He is a parasite.
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Assuming that rapture is nature's play with man, the Dionysian artist's creative activity is the play with rapture.
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The moral influence of woman over man is almost always salutary.
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A man who has tasted with profound enjoyment the pleasure of agreeable society will eat with a greater appetite than he who rode horseback for two hours. An amusing lecture is as useful for health as the exercise of the body.
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When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.
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When a bull is being lead to the slaughter, it still hopes to break loose and trample its butchers. Other bulls have not been able to pass on the knowledge that this never happens and that from the slaughterhouse there is no way back to the herd. But in human society there is a continuous exchange of experience. I have never heard of a man who broke away and fled while being led to his execution. It is even thought to be a special form of courage if a man about to be executed refuses to be blindfolded and dies with his eyes open. But I would rather have the bull with his blind rage, the stubborn beast who doesn't weigh his chances of survival with the prudent dull-wittedness of man, and doesn't know the despicable feeling of despair.
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Every man who has declared that some other man is an ass or a scoundrel, gets angry when the other man conclusively shows that the assertion was erroneous.
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I felt exactly like the man in the advertisement who has not devoted fifteen minutes a day to the study of the classics. If only I thought I had devoted fifteen minutes a day to the cultivation of the aesthetic attitude! I could bound Afghanistan.
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For a man to become a poet, he must be in love, or miserable.
