Man Quotes

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

I don’t like the idea of something where you have to depend upon the integrity of the man and not the integrity of the institution.

If you ask, who has the chance to move into the city and get a good job out in the developing world? It’s a man. Who’s left to care for the kids back at home? The woman is.

A distinction must be made between true and false ideas, and that too much rein must not be given to a man’s imagination under pretext of its being a clear and distinct intellection.

There’s a time for daring and there’s a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.