Quotes
Quotes about Man
Man is a piece of the universe made alive.
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is part of the main ... Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless - each of us with his or her right upon the earth; Each of us allowed the eternal purports of the earth; Each of us here as divinely as any is here. -Walt Whitman.
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. More mankind quotes coming soon. If you have a quote or proverb about mankind, please use the "Submit a Quote" form below to have your mankind quote reviewed by an editor. Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -John Donne.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings.
Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
The society of women is the element of good manners.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
Lasting harmony with a woman (was) an undertaking in which I twice failed rather disgracefully.
