Quotes about men
men brotherhood unity
The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, cries out for universal brotherhood, for the unity of us all. Charlie Chaplin
men greed progress
To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
men greed soul
Greed has poisoned men's souls
men long liberty
As long as men die, liberty will never parish.
men hands political
I am not a political man and I have no political convictions. I am an individual and a believer in liberty. That is all the politics I have. On the other hand I am not a super-patriot. Super-patriotism leads to Hitlerism — and we've had our lesson there. I don't want to create a revolution — I just want to create a few more films.
men groups kingdoms
The Kingdom of God is within man, not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you!
men individuality genius
Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.
men judging treats
Judge a man not by how he treats his equals but by how he treats his inferiors.
men justice judging
If Justice is pictured blindfold, it is because she judges causes, not men, and not because the prime faculty of an arbitrator is lack of discernment. Charles Wagner
men views justice
The just man is not the product of a day, but of a long brooding and a painful birth. To become a power for peace, a man must first pass through experiences which lead him to see things in their different aspects: it is necessary that he have a wide horizon, and breathe various atmospheres--in a word, from crossing, one after another, paths and points of view the most diverse, and sometimes the most contradictory, he must acquire the faculty of putting himself in the place of others and appreciating them.
men humanity moral
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man Charles Sumner
men expression may
Whatever may be the temporary applause of men, or the expressions of public opinion, it may be asserted without fear of contradiction, that no true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.
men sensual youth
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
men evil done
If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble.
men rights race
[R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political, which are characteristic of certain individuals or races. Charles Edward Merriam
men promise able
It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group. Charles Edison
men want clear
I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.
men plot fiction
Plots are no more exhausted than men are. Every man is a new creation, and combinations are simply endless. Charles Dudley Warner
men toil pieces
Let us celebrate the soil. Most men toil that they may own a piece of it; they measure their success in life by their ability to buy it.
men garden race
To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.
men chess disgusting
There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.
men garden world
The man who has planted a garden feels that he has done something for the good of the world.
men world four
No man but feels more of a man in the world if he have a bit of ground that he can call his own. However small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep; and that is a very handsome property.
men thinking world
Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. Charles de Gaulle
men cemetery indispensable
The cemetery is filled with indispensable men.
men statesmen
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
men grasping difficulty
Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
men
I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
men history solitude
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
men giving faithful
Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]
men doe
The future does not belong to men...
men action deliberation
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
men pockets december
Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets. Charles Dickens