top of page

Man Quotes

GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men."
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
"War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They told me, now forgotten, just how many pictures of ships they took out of the White House after he died. But he could choose good men."
Stuart Symington
"FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They told me, now forgotten, just how many pictures of ships they took out of the White House after he died. But he could choose good men."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles."
Lafcadio Hearn
"Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep."
Edgar Watson Howe
"The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes."
Ida B. Wells
"The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."
Richard M. Nixon
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party."
Richard J. Daley
"No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems."
Salvatore Quasimodo
"My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress."
John George Nicolay
"Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him."
Desiderius Erasmus
"By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed."
Buffalo Bill
"I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Oxford is the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent."
Anthony Trollope
"Oxford is the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Man is too quick at forming conclusions."
Edward E. Barnard
"Man is too quick at forming conclusions."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men."
Theodor Adorno
"Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women."
Bill Toomey
"The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants."
Joseph Addison
"A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time."
Edgar Watson Howe
"Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"How many men are there who fairly earn a million dollars?"
Henry George
"How many men are there who fairly earn a million dollars?"
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it."
John Masefield
"Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Culture makes all men gentle."
Menander
"Culture makes all men gentle."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"When men think much, they can rarely decide."
Anthony Trollope
"When men think much, they can rarely decide."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The frame of the cave leads to the frame of man."
Stephen Gardiner
"The frame of the cave leads to the frame of man."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege."
Arthur Helps
"The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him."
Robert Benchley
"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"You're a good man, Charlie Brown."
Charles M. Schulz
"You're a good man, Charlie Brown."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of."
John Engler
"The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man."
David Hume
"Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young."
David Guterson
"Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men."
Jose Marti
"Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"We ask to be recognized as men."
Chief Joseph
"We ask to be recognized as men."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."
Sallust
"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date."
Nora Ephron
"As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see."
Minoru Yamasaki
"If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man."
e. e. cummings
"A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them."
Robert Graves
"If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"We all join the President in applauding the sacrifices made by our brave men and women in uniform. But we must continue to provide them the tools they need to accomplish the difficult tasks they face."
Dick Durbin
"We all join the President in applauding the sacrifices made by our brave men and women in uniform. But we must continue to provide them the tools they need to accomplish the difficult tasks they face."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it."
Knute Rockne
"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward."
Booker T. Washington
"No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"A selfish man is a thief."
Jose Marti
"A selfish man is a thief."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
John Stuart Mill
"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"I'm hostile to men, I'm hostile to women, I'm hostile to cats, to poor cockroaches, I'm afraid of horses."
Norman Mailer
"I'm hostile to men, I'm hostile to women, I'm hostile to cats, to poor cockroaches, I'm afraid of horses."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others."
Albert Schweitzer
"The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long."
Oliver Goldsmith
"Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Man's yesterday may never be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Man's yesterday may never be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Men are irrelevant."
Fay Weldon
"Men are irrelevant."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Temple was a man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters amongst men of the world."
Thomas B. Macaulay
"Temple was a man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters amongst men of the world."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality."
Kenneth Burke
"Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man. It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous."
Graham Greene
"A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man. It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
GettyImages-1390397976_b_edited.jpg
"It is the lot of man but once to die."
Francis Quarles
"It is the lot of man but once to die."
Man,
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
48
bottom of page