Quotes about men
men envy greed
It is doubly chimerical to build peace on economic foundations which, in turn, rest on the systematic cultivation of greed and envy, the very forces which drive men into conflict. E. F. Schumacher
men substance gross
The substance of man cannot be measured by Gross National Product.
men thinking long
Modern economic thinking...is peculiarly unable to consider the long term and to appreciate man's dependence on the natural world.
men demand world
The modern world tends to be skeptical about everything that makes demands on man's higher faculties. But it is not at all skeptical about skepticism, which demands hardly anything.
men long soul
Call a thing immoral or ugly, soul-destroying or a degradation to man, a peril to the peace of the world or to the well-being of future generations: as long as you have not shown it to be "uneconomic" you have not really questioned its right to exist, grow, and prosper.
men poison benefits
Scientific and technological "solutions" which poison the environment or degrade the social structure and man himself are of no benefit, no matter how brilliantly conceived or how great their superficial attraction.
men views doubt
The truly educated man is not a man who knows a bit of everything, not even a man who knows all the details of all subjects (if such a thing were possible). The whole man in fact may have little detailed knowledge of facts and theories... but he will be truly in touch with the centre. He will not be in doubt about his basic convictions, about his own view on the meaning and purpose of life. He may not be able to explain these matters in words, but the conduct of his life will show a certain sureness of touch which stems from his inner clarity.
men greed doe
If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness?
mentally mistakes produce strongest
We did not produce our strongest game. There were too many mistakes by us and we did not mentally really get into the match. They put us under a lot of pressure. Ben Jones
men jewels names
Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls. William Shakespeare
men faults littles
They say best men are molded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad
men few-words written-language
Men of few words are the best men." (3.2.41)
men wind games
All of Creation’s a farce. Man was born as a joke. In his head his reason is buffeted Like wind-blown smoke. Life is a game. Everyone ridicules everyone else. But he who has the last laugh Laughs longest.
men wounds-and-scars romeo-and-juliet-love
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
men pity policy
Men must learn now with pity to dispense; For policy sits above conscience.
men blood hands
Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? - Lady Macbeth
men might ends
O! that a man might know The end of this day's business, ere it come; But it sufficeth that the day will end, And then the end is known.
men world shapes
Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. Ezra Taft Benson
mentally physically point time
We're not very mentally tough. We're not very physically tough. It's consistent. At some point in time you've got to get mad. Richard Jefferson
men raise women
Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids. Estelle
men cheerful may
The landlord of colonial days may not have been the greatest man in town, but he was certainly the best-known, often the most popular, and ever the most picturesque and cheerful figure. Alice Morse Earle
men needs emotion
You must remember that a woman, by nature, needs much less to feed upon than a man, a few emotions and she is satisfied. Alice James
men feet snow
Tender, too, is the silence of human feet. You have but to pass a season amongst the barefooted to find that man, who, shod, makes so much ado, is naturally as silent as snow. Alice Meynell
men absurd feels
I felt in him what women feel in men, something so tender, swollen, tyrannical, absurd; I would never take the consequences of interfering with it. Alice Munro
men rooms remember
Always remember that when a man goes out of the room, he leaves everything in it behind... When a woman goes out she carries everything that happened in the room along with her.
men
What men yearn for they often destroy. Alice Hoffman
men might tables
What did you see?' he asked then. Nothing,' I told him. 'Because nothing is what you wanted me to see, though the man on the table might disagree.
men boys different
A boy who is trouble is something entirely different as a man.
men waiting maps
It was as though I had one map inside my head and it led to the man who was waiting for me. Someone who was alone — maybe even more alone — than I was…
men secret stories
Women know things that men will never know. We keep the best secrets. We tell the best stories.
men dust hands
From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by handling their food with unwashed hands. Alice Hamilton
men helping life-is
Every life is meant to help all lives; each man should live for all men's betterment. Alice Cary
men soul crowds
Women and men in the crowd meet and mingle, Yet with itself every soul standeth single.