Man Quotes

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.

I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends' portraits hang and look thereon; Ireland's history in their lineaments trace; think where man's glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends.

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.

Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

I am totally against the idea that a Muslim woman should not have the same opportunities as a Muslim man to learn, to open up, to work, help shape the future. To close Islam down to a sexist approach is totally intolerable and ridiculous. It's not Islam.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

Man, I really like Vegas.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human needs, wants, dreams and hopes. Its 'product' cannot be turned out on an assembly line.