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Man Quotes



"What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong."


"The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes."


"All the knowing ones were consulted as to the issue, and they all agreed, to a man, in one of two opinions: either that Bob would flog Billy, or Billy would flog Bob."
Man,


"And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to be found men at the bar who lend their services most cordially to back and support these agents in their most desperate cases."


"In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief."
Man,


"On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers."


"No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world."


"But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash."


"There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others."


"We need to ensure our men and women in uniform are equipped with the very best money can buy. We also have to make sure critical military technologies are developed in America and that the U.S. defense manufacturing base remains healthy and strong."



"A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him."


"When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again."


"It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master."


"I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales, you can only find it by reducing the great military establishments, and diminishing the money paid to fighting men in time of peace."



"The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity."


"The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other."


"No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them."



"The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn himself."



"A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten"."


"A woman may race to get a man a gift but it always ends in a tie."
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