Man Quotes
Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham The chief proof of man’s real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau I am the happiest man alive and I am happy for myself, for my family and for my country.
Lionel MessiLionel Messi Men’s views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.
David HumeDavid Hume All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
Orison Swett MardenOrison Swett Marden The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
AeschylusAeschylus A man’s age is something impressive, it sums up his life.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hard put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
George OrwellGeorge Orwell Give to everyone who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.
Jesus ChristJesus Christ Man’s highest joy is in victory: to conquer one’s enemies; to pursue them; to deprive them of their possessions; to make their beloved weep; to ride on their horses; and to embrace their wives and daughters.
Genghis KhanGenghis Khan For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
SolonSolon Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.
Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill