Quotes
Quotes about Man
Is your man secret? Did you ne'er hear say, Two may keep counsel, putting one away?
The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity; they seem more afraid of life then of death.
[Long hair] is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket.
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
No man is such a conquerer as the man who has defeated himself.
It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested.
The improvement of our way of life is more important than the spreading of it. If we make it satisfactory enough, it will spread automatically. If we do not, no strength of arms can permanently oppose it.
All of us, who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth.
To understand one's self is the classic form of consolation; to delude one's self is the romantic.
It is necessary to the happiness of a man that he be mentally faithful to himself.
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
, The Hidden Power of the Heart As you sincerely go for deeper levels of love, the results you'll have in well-being and increased quality of life will motivate you, leading you to a wider dimensional awareness. The results are so rewarding you can easily develop a passion for self-management. -Sara Paddison.
, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child In the last decade or so, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the role emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that even more than IQ, your emotional awareness and abilities to handle feelings will determine your success and happiness in all walks of life, including family relationships. -John Gottman.
It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. -Sydney J. Harris.
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. . -Carl Sagan.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects. -Herman Melville.
Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.
The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.
That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.
The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
