Quotes about men
men illusion wounds
It takes a lot to wound a man without illusions. Ellis Peters
men dedication giving
Every man has within him only one life and one nature ... It behooves a man to look within himself and turn to the best dedication possible those endowments he has from his Maker. You do no wrong in questioning what once you held to be right for you, if now it has come to seem wrong. Put away all thought of being bound. We do not want you bound. No one who is not free can give freely.
men thinking two
A man can be in two different places and he will be two different men. Maybe if you think of more places he will be more men, but two is enough for now. Elmore Leonard
men promise london
I promise myself great pleasure from my visit to England. You know I am to stay with Dickens while in London; and beside his own very agreeable society, I shall enjoy that of the most noted literary men of the day, which will be a great gratification to me. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
men waiting lessons
Perhaps the greatest lesson which the lives of literary men teach us is told in a single word* Wait!
men giving poor
No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.
men leaving mind
Men should soon make up their minds to be forgotten, and look about them, or within them, for some higher motive in what they do than the approbation of men, which is fame, namely, their duty; that they should be constantly and quietly at work, each in his sphere, regardless of effects, and leaving their fame to take care of itself.
men wrath justice
Mercy more becomes a magistrate than the vindictive wrath which men call justice.
men boston green
A solid man of Boston; A comfortable man with dividends, And the first salmon and the first green peas.
men perfect-days play
O gift of God! O perfect day: Whereon shall no man work, but play; Whereon it is enough for me, Not to be doing, but to be!
men clouds centaurs
Some poems are like the Centaurs--a mingling of man and beast, and begotten of Ixion on a cloud.
men cold
Often times we call a man [or woman] cold when he [or she] is only sad.
men judging prison
Make not thyself the judge of any man.
men justice unjust
Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice triumphs.
men thinking sea
No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving; as well might the mountain streamlets say they have nothing to give the sea because they are not rivers. Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare to think.
men dreamer shadow
I will be a man among men; and no longer a dreamer among shadows.
men labor-day debt
He looks the whole world in the face for he owes not any man.
men emotion reason
If it is reason that forms man then it is the emotions that guide her. Henri Rousseau
men justice instinct
The passage from the state of nature to the civil state produces a very remarkable change in man, by substituting justice for instinct in his conduct.
men humanity poverty
The more humanity owes the poor man, the more society denies him.
men religion gentleman
God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.
men mind body
Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare
men ideas example
It is often said that experiments should be made without preconceived ideas. That is impossible. Not only would it make every experiment fruitless, but even if we wished to do so, it could not be done. Every man has his own conception of the world, and this he cannot so easily lay aside. We must, example, use language, and our language is necessarily steeped in preconceived ideas. Only they are unconscious preconceived ideas, which are a thousand times the most dangerous of all.
men night honor
Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done. Henrik Ibsen
men injustice worst
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
men average illusion
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
men demand
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man
men league
I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.
men punishment done
Many a man can save himself if he admits he's done wrong and takes his punishment.
men strongest
The strongest men are the most alone.
men answers wells
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is 'himself'.
men style littles
But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.
men profound mystery
The mystery of one man is too immense and too profound to be explained by another man. Henri Nouwen