Man Quotes
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It is the first duty of every man not to be poor.
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Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.
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There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.
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I am a man of peace. I believe in peace. But I do not want peace at any price.
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'You, Aubrey, are my most complete man. You're a brave, compassionate, kind and content, man. That's your secret—contentment. I'm 24 and I've never known it. I'm forever in pursuit and I don't even know what it is I'm chasing.
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You're not a man until your father says you're 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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There are things stronger than the strongest man.
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Men cannot act before the camera in the presence of death.
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It is dangerous to explain too clearly to man how like he is to the animals without pointing out his greatness. It is also dangerous to make too much of his greatness without his vileness. It is still more dangerous to leave him in ignorance of both, but it is most valuable to represent both to him. Man must not be allowed to believe that he is equal either to animals or to angels, nor to be unaware of either, but he must know both.
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You are old Father William,' the young man said, 'and your hair has become very white; and yet you incessantly stand on your head-do you think, at your age, it is right?
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It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.
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Of all God's creatures, Man alone is poor.
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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
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A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.
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It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man.
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A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.
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There exists above the "productive" man a yet higher species.
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The whole underside of our society has always been violence and still is. Churches, laws - everybody seems to think that man is a noble savage. But he's only an animal. A meat-eating, talking animal. Recognize it. He also has grace and love and beauty. But don't say to me we're not violent.
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Is there anything so wretched as to look at a man of fine abilities doing nothing?
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So little goes with the body of a man. So much is left behind.
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Only one man ever betrayed my confidence, and that only in a minor matter.
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Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman.
