Man Quotes

A drunken man is happier than a sober one.

A man’s character is his fate.

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.

You say: you are mourning a man that could not love you. Full stop. Cover the last word. There’s the truth.

When I was a young man, I was poor. In a war with other nations, I was in eighty-seven fights. There I received my name and was made Chief of my nation. But now I am old and am for peace.

Men must not only know, they must act.

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.

A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own. This is one of the chief points of distinction between man and the animal creation.

I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.