Quotes about men
men fool earth
An assembly of great men is the greatest fool upon earth. Benjamin Franklin
men honest praise
An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise that is not his due.
men thinking cunning-man
Don't think so much of your own Cunning, as to forget other Men's; a Cunning Man is overmatched by a cunning Man and a Half.
men honor dignity
It is observable that God has often called men to places of dignity and honor when they have been busy in the honest employment of their vocation.
men crowds he-man
The man that walks wit crowd, will get no farther than the crowd. The man that walks alone, will reach places unknown.
men office giving
You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion
men sick may
The good particular men may do separately, in relieving the sick, is small, compared with what they may do collectively.
men purpose wealth
Wherever desirable superfluities are imported, industry is excited, and thereby plenty is produced. Were only necessaries permitted to be purchased, men would work no more than was necessary for that purpose.
men virtue glorious
Virtue alone is sufficient to make a man great, glorious, and happy.
men giving one-love
That man alone loves himself rightly who procures the greatest possible good to himself through the whole of his existence and so pursues pleasure as not to give for it more than it is worth.
men freedom-of-speech liberty
Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together: And it is the terror of traitors and oppressors, and a barrier against them. It produces excellent writers, and encourages men of fine genius.
men mouths discreet
In a discreet man's mouth, a public thing is private.
men doe stealing
He that steals the old man's supper does him no wrong.
men history tests
The English love an insult. It's their only test of a man's sincerity.
men judging enemy
Who judges best of a Man, his Enemies or himself?
men thee poor-richard
Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.
men sheep now-and-then
A wolf eats sheep but now and then, ten Thousands are devour'd by Men.
men joy citizens
If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth. Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.
men glory glorious
No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.
men my-best-friend flattery
If any man flatters me, I'll flatter him again; tho' he were my best Friend.
men flattery poor-richard
The same man cannot be both Friend and Flatterer.
men body may
One Man may be more cunning than another, but not more cunning than every body else.
men wife doe
Why does the blind man's wife paint herself.
men church invisible
Men differ daily about things which are subject to sense, is it likely then they should agree about things invisible.
men rooms he-man
There is always room for the man of force.
men knitting tea
Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting, and men for punch forsake hewing and splitting.
men suffering battle
Men are subject to various inconveniences merely through lack of a small share of courage, which is a quality very necessary in the common occurrences of life, as well as in a battle. How many impertinences do we daily suffer with great uneasiness, because we have not courage enough to discover our dislike.
men together half
After all, wedlock is the natural state of man. A bachelor is not a complete human being. He is like the odd half of a pair of scissors, which has not yet found its fellow, and therefore is not even half so useful as they might be together.
men done may
...it is prodigious the quantity of good that may be done by one man if he will make a business of it.
men errors judging
None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
men deeds praise
If a man would reap praise, you must sow the seeds, gentle words and useful deeds.
men play errors
When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.
men law voting
Thank God! we are in the full enjoyment of all these privileges. But can we be taught to prize them too much? or how can we prize them equal to their value, if we do not know their intrinsic worth, and that they are not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature?