Man Quotes
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Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being. As a solitary being, he attempts to protect his own existence and that of those who are closest to him, to satisfy his personal desires, and to develop his innate abilities. As a social being, he seeks to gain the recognition and affection of his fellow human beings, to share in their pleasures, to comfort them in their sorrows, and to improve their conditions of life.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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But what can a man see of a library being one day in it?
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So much of 'Mudbound' is about man's relationship to the land and to the elements. It's about the desire for control and how powerless we are against nature. We always knew we would shoot widescreen as a means to isolate a body in the frame and to highlight our own insignificance.
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When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
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The perfume of the flowers and of the bay tree are wafted on high, like incense. The birds sing sweet songs of praise to their Creator. In the tops of the trees, the soughing of the wind is like the hushed prayers of the multitude in some vast cathedral. Here the heart of man becomes impressionable.
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Like all young men, you greatly exaggerate the difference between one young woman and another.
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Man is a substance clad in shadows.
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Let all the learned say what they can, 'tis ready money makes the man.
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It's fine if you want a system that shows a boa constrictor to better advantage than a man.
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What a man is: that is to say, personality, in the widest sense of the word; under which are included health, strength, beauty, temperament, moral character, intelligence, and education.
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I personally can tell you that all my girlfriends - and many women I've spoken to - have this fear of being perceived as desperate or forward when they want to approach a man. It was always, 'He must text you first' - but why?
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No man is entirely worthless, he can always serve as a bad example.
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He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself, for every man hath need to be forgiven.
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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
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Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers.
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I was an international tax specialist. Yeah, I was an international man of mystery and tax specialist.
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I'm a team player. But I will say that I've never been a 'yes man' in my life.
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He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.
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The most miserable pettifogging in the world is that of a man in the court of his own consciences.
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It is very doubtful whether man is enough of a political animal to produce a good, sensible, serious and efficient constitution. All the evidence is against it.
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Woman's happiness consists in obeying; she objects to a man who yields too much.
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I think it's great that you have inspirational female roles, that it's not just the pretty girl on the arm of a man.
