Men Quotes
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.Marcus Valerius Martialis
When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.Confucius
Courage is of no value unless accompanied by justice yet if all men became just, there would be no need for courage.Agesilaus the Second
Dolendi modus, timendi non item. To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.Sir Francis Bacon, Of Seditions and Troubles
When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.Plato
Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilisation and mental culture.Anandabai Joshee
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above For love is heaven, and heaven is love.Sir Walter Scott
Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.Adlai E. Jr. Stevenson
It is the highest form of self - Respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.Dr. Dale E. Turne
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.John Quincy Adams
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.Blaise Pascal
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.Voltaire
Our lives are like the course of the sun. At the darkest moment there is promise of daylight.The London Times
There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontentment. And there is not greater disaster than greed.Lao Tzu
In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one part of the citizens to give to the other.Voltaire, The Portable Voltaire
God is not merely interestd in the freedom of brown men, yellow men, red men and black men. He is interested in the freedom of the whole human race.Martin Luther King Jr.
We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other.John Adams
Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.Sbastien - Roch Nicolas de Chamfort
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.Napolean Hill
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.Calvin Coolidge
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth... lust. When he is strong... quarrelsomeness. When he is old... covetousness.Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Of women I do not wish them to have power over men but over themselves.Mary Wollstonecraft
Show us a man who never makes a mistake and we will show you a man who never makes anything. The capacity for occasional blundering is inseparable from the capacity to bring things to pass. The only men who are past the danger of making mistakes are the men who sleep at Greenwood.H. L. Wayland
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.I Ching
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berline.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The most essential factor is persistence - The determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.James Whitcomb Riley
If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.Swami Sivanada
If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was of their own making.Herbert Spence
Do not judge men by mere appearances for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.E. H. Chapin
For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.Ernest Hemingway, in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.Plato
Science is but the statement of truth found out.Coley
You have to be realistic about terrorism. Certain groups of people, certain groups, Muslim fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalists, Jewish fundamentalists, and just plain guys from Montanta, are going to continue to make life in this country very interesting for a long, long time.George Carlin, You Are All Diseased
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.Hermann Hesse
But search the land of living men, Wher wilst thou find their like again.Walter Scott
Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.Anonymous
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.Walter Bagehot
