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"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Man, Men, People, Worth

"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Man, Open, Question

"A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Man, Men, Gratitude, Desire, Nothing

"Pain is as diverse as man. One suffers as one can."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Man, Pain

"Men become accustomed to poison by degrees."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Man, Men, Poison

"When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Man, Mind, Sight

"Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?"

bell hooks, American Critic

Man, Men, Columbus

"Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Man, Men, Advice, Nothing

"There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Man, Men, Society, Nothing, Vices

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

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Man, Men, Being, Observation

Explore more quotes by Jack Dempsey

"Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance."

Chance

"I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great."

Pretty

"By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry."

Politics

"You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings."

Reading

"A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol."

Help

"Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning."

Want

"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him."

Time

"A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end."

Sports

"Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body."

Man