Quotes
Quotes about Man
There is no course of life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half of the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
Elbonics: Two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.
This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
A man who is 'of sound mind' is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.
Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains --- except kill it.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not to other dogs.
If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.
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.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Statisticians know that if you put a man's head in a sauna and his feet in a deep freeze, he will feel pretty good - on the average.
This is the final test of the gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
Is not the core of nature in the heart of man?
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
