Quotes about men
men years bees-and-honey
If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live. This is regarded as probably NOT a quote by Einstein. Albert Einstein
men thinking covered-up
When I was a fairly precocious young man I became thoroughly impressed with the futility of the hopes and strivings that chase most men restlessly through life. Moreover, I soon discovered the cruelty of that chase, which in those years was much more carefully covered up by hypocrisy and glittering words than is the case today. By the mere existence of his stomach everyone was condemned to participate in that chase. The stomach might well be satisfied by such participation, but not man insofar as he is a thinking and feeling being.
men mind fellowship
Without the sense of fellowship with men of like mind... life would have seemed to me empty.
men thinking hydrogen-bomb
Everything has changed except the way man thinks (when the hydrogen bomb was exploded)
men philosopher he-man
It has often been said, and certainly not without justification, that the man of science is a poor philosopher.
men understanding tasks
Some men spend a lifetime in an attempt to comprehend the complexities of women. Others pre-occupy themselves with somewhat simpler tasks, such as understanding the theory of relativity!
men action instinct
Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the resulting actions.
men feelings insightful
I am an absolute pacifist...It is an instinctive feeling. It is a feeling that possesses me, because the murder of men is disgusting.
men priorities political
I advocate world government because I am convinced that there is no other possible way of eliminating the most terrible danger in which man has ever found himself. The objective of avoiding total destruction must have priority over any other objective.
men despair serious
My only refuge, as a serious young man, from the despair of my financial burden to my family, is that I did everything I could to never permit myself any amusements or diversions except those afforded by my studies.
men justice important
In matters of trust and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small, for the general principles which determine the conduct of men are indivisible. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.
men order intellectual
The satisfaction of physical needs is indeed the indispensable pre-condition of a satisfactory existence, but in itself it is not enough. In order to be content, men must also have the possibility of developing their intellectual and artistic powers to whatever extent accords with their personal characteristics and abilities.
men ideas goal
It is also a natural thing for a serious young man that he should form for himself as precise an idea as possible of the goal of his desires.
men numbers rich
I have lived to prove Thoreau's contention that a man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
men social solitary
Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being.
men way tradition
You must be aware that most men (and also not only a few women) are by nature not monogamous. This nature makes itself even more forceful when tradition and circumstance stand in an individual's way.
men thinking suffering
What is essential in the life of a man of my kind is what he thinks and how he thinks, and not what he does or suffers.
men gold fairy-tale
Just as with the man in the fairy tale who turned whatever he touched into gold, with me everything is turned into newspaper clamor.
men thinking giving
If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?
men meaning-of-life find-me
Man can find meaning in life only through devoting himself to society.
men enemy criminal-mind
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.
men perfect acting
So would a Being, endowed with higher insight and more perfect intelligence, watching man and his doings, smile about man's illusion that he was acting according to his own free will.
men order miracle
A priori one should expect a chaotic world which cannot be grasped by the mind in any way... The kind of order created by Newton's theory of gravitation...is wholly different. Even if the axioms of the theory are proposed by man, the success of such a project presupposes a high degree of ordering of the objective world.... That is the "miracle" which is being constantly reinforced as our knowledge expands.
men opening-up frontiers
The greatest activity of which man is capable: Opening up yet another fragment of the frontier of beauty.
men animal flags
The flag is a symbol of the fact that man is still a herd animal.
men years four
If the bees disappear, man would have only four years of life left.
men checks persons
Check out not to become a man or woman of achievement, but instead seek to become a particular person of price.
men worry three
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that three of his fingers are pointing at himself. Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics; I can assure you that mine are still greater.
men knowing despair
We cannot despair about mankind knowing that Mozart was a man.
men causes groups
Nothing causes more consternation in a group of hypocrits than one honest man.
men intellectual battle
I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.
men grasping dangerous
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature ... Abigail Adams
men hands historical
History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active.