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Quotes about Men


Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.

Edward Abbey

It is difficult to tell how much men's minds are conciliated by a kind manner and gentle speech. [Lat., Sed tamen difficile dictu est, quantopere conciliat animos hominum comitas affabilitasque sermonis.]

Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

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O Anna Niemus

What is a kisse? Why this, as some approve: The sure sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.

Robert Herrick

Some women blush when they are kissed, some call for the police, some swear, some bite. But the worst are those who laugh.

William Raye

Few men know how to kiss well. Fortunately, I've always had time to teach them.

Mae West

If I actually ran the world, I'd do it from the kitchen. It's not anything deliberate or a statement or anything, that's just how I understand things. It's arranged along informal lines.

Jamaica Kincaid

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.

Thomas Otway

Men are four: He who knows not and knows not he knows not, he is a fool--shun him; He who knows not and knows he knows not, he is simple--teach him; He who knows and knows not he knows, he is asleep--wake him; He who knows and knows he knows, hi is wise--follow him!

Lady Burton

Women...are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

James Stephens

Hypotheses multiply so as to fill the gaps in factual knowledge concerning biological phenomena.

James D. Regan

It is far easier to know men than to know man.

La Rochefoucauld

We can be Knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

Michel de Montaigne

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.

Lin Yutang

He that has more knowledge than judgement, is made for another man's use more than his own.

William Penn

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

Saint Bernard of Bible

American labor, which is the capital of our workingmen.

Steven Grover Cleveland

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

Steven Grover Cleveland

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

Samuel Johnson

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

Samuel Johnson

Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.

Samuel Johnson

What restricts the use of the word 'lady' among the courteous is that it is intended to set a woman apart from ordinary humanity, and in the working world that is not a help, as women have discovered in many bitter ways.

Judith Martin

Women are not ladies. The term connotates females who are simultaneously put on a pedestal and patronized.

Cynthia Heimel

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Aldo Leopold

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