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Man Quotes

"It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts."

"It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts."

Will Rogers, American Actor

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"Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play."

"Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Man, Play, Skill

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"Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do."

"Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."

"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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

"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

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"In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play."

"In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable."

"Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable."

Voltaire, French Writer

Man, Men, Time, Reputation

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"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."

"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm."

"Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Man, Men, Charity

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