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"We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men."
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"Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men."
Lord Byron
"Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men."
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"In truth, men speak too much of danger."
Jose Marti
"In truth, men speak too much of danger."
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"A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts."
Harold MacMillan
"A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts."
Man,
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"A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult."
John Churton Collins
"A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult."
Man,
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"It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men."
Eric Hoffer
"It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men."
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"Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature."
Samuel Butler
"Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature."
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"The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women."
Tahar Ben Jelloun
"The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women."
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"The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live."
Bob Riley
"The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live."
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"Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her."
Helen Rowland
"Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her."
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"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."
Richard Burton
"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."
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"The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men."
Billie Jean King
"The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men."
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"I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create."
Yousuf Karsh
"I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create."
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"Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry."
Gloria Steinem
"Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry."
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"Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know."
Titus Maccius Plautus
"Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know."
Man,
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"So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable."
Aldous Huxley
"So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable."
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"The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously."
Joseph Joubert
"The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously."
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"A man is not old as long as he is seeking something."
Jean Rostand
"A man is not old as long as he is seeking something."
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"For a truly religious man nothing is tragic."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"For a truly religious man nothing is tragic."
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"Last night, two men tried to force my shutters. I recognized them: they are two of Rodin's Italian models. He told them to kill me. I am in his way; he wants to get rid of me."
Camille Claudel
"Last night, two men tried to force my shutters. I recognized them: they are two of Rodin's Italian models. He told them to kill me. I am in his way; he wants to get rid of me."
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"Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim."
James A. Garfield
"Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim."
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"Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last."
Remy de Gourmont
"Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last."
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"All was well, until I reached the port of Havre. Three officers with the rank of lieutenant, whom afterwards I knew to be Scotland Yard men, came aboard and demanded to see my papers which they took away from me."
Philip Gibbs
"All was well, until I reached the port of Havre. Three officers with the rank of lieutenant, whom afterwards I knew to be Scotland Yard men, came aboard and demanded to see my papers which they took away from me."
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"In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out."
William Tecumseh Sherman
"In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out."
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"Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!"
Nancy Sinatra
"Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!"
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"There is nothing useless to men of sense."
Jean de La Fontaine
"There is nothing useless to men of sense."
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"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
Delphine de Girardin
"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
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"On a scale personal enough to be felt by all, but big enough to be symbolic, the two irreconcilable faiths of our time - Communism and Freedom - came to grips in the persons of two conscious and resolute men."
Whittaker Chambers
"On a scale personal enough to be felt by all, but big enough to be symbolic, the two irreconcilable faiths of our time - Communism and Freedom - came to grips in the persons of two conscious and resolute men."
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"Most religions do not make men better, only warier."
Elias Canetti
"Most religions do not make men better, only warier."
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"The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study."
Kenneth L. Pike
"The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study."
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"Our reward for Starsky and Hutch was getting to write The Six Million Dollar Man for Todd."
Thomas Lennon
"Our reward for Starsky and Hutch was getting to write The Six Million Dollar Man for Todd."
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"What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?"
Nolan Ryan
"What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?"
Man,
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"Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe."
Herbert Hoover
"Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe."
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"The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted blood of all the world."
Norman Mailer
"The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted blood of all the world."
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"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike."
Alexander Hamilton
"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike."
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"South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts."
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts."
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"There is nothing more attractive than a man who is not a New Man."
Jilly Cooper
"There is nothing more attractive than a man who is not a New Man."
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"When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results."
Calvin Coolidge
"When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results."
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"Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization."
Harold S. Geneen
"Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization."
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"Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men."
Herbert Hoover
"Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men."
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"I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year."
Bette Davis
"I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year."
Man,
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"A man is never drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on."
Joe E. Lewis
"A man is never drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on."
Man,
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"Men naturally resent it when women take greater liberties in dress than men are allowed."
Michael Korda
"Men naturally resent it when women take greater liberties in dress than men are allowed."
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"Violence is man re-creating himself."
Frantz Fanon
"Violence is man re-creating himself."
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"A man is literally what he thinks."
James Allen
"A man is literally what he thinks."
Man,
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"Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by."
Andre Maurois
"Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by."
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"Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating!"
Iris Murdoch
"Philosophy! Empty thinking by ignorant conceited men who think they can digest without eating!"
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"The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense."
George Berkeley
"The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense."
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"We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin."
Charles Darwin
"We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin."
Man,
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"Mathematical discoveries, like springtime violets in the woods, have their season which no man can hasten or retard."
Janos Bolyai
"Mathematical discoveries, like springtime violets in the woods, have their season which no man can hasten or retard."
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