Men Quotes
See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.Robin Williams
Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone all leave it alone.Thomas De Quincey
We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.Alfred North Whitehead
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.Eric Hoffe
The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them.William Fullbright
It is as hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they are shooting at you.Woodrow Wilson
Every government is run by liars. Nothing they say should be believed.I. F. Stone 1907 - 1989
Quality is the result of a carefully constructed cultural environment. It has to be the fabric of the organization, not part of the fabric.Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.William H. Borah
Educate the heart - - Educate the heart. Let us have good men.Hiram Powers
If the automobile had followed the same development cyclee as the computer, a Rolls - Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.Pearl Buck
It is only the benevolent man who is capable of liking or disliking other men.Confucius, Analects, IV. 3
Socrates called beauty a short - Lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary kingdom; Aristotle, that it was better than all the letters of recommendation in the world; Homer, that it was a glorious gift of nature; and Ovid, that it was favor bestowed by the gods.Francis Quarles
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.Plato
Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.Jean Rostand, Thoughts of a Biologist (1939)
N. B. This quote refers to the British disarmament of the Indian Army. Gandhi never advocated the individual right to bear arms.Mahatma Gandhi
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas, and by frequent exercise of its powers, the understanding gains fresh vigor.Joseph Addison
Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.W. H. Auden
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead.Norbert Wiene
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction.Dennis Kucinich
There are three rings in marriage. The engagement ring... The wedding ring... and the suffering.Trevor Rook
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non - Being is the greatest joy.The Dhammapada
Miserable mortals who, like leaves, at one moment flame with life, eating the produce of the land, and at another moment weakly perish.Homer, The Iliad
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.Patricia Neal
You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.Henry Ward Beeche
Life is all one piece. Men err when they think they can be inhuman exploiters in their business life, and loving husbands and fathers at home. For achievement without love is a cold and tight - Lipped murderer of human happiness everywhere.Smiley Blanton
If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.Rachel Carson
It is the simple things in life that make living worthwhile - Sweet fundamental things such as love.Laura Ingalls Wilde
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.Ludwig van Beethoven
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.Dorothy Nevill
It is only by introducing the young to great literature, drama and music, and to the excitement of great science that we open to them the possibilities that lie within the human spirit - - Enable them to see visions and dream dreams.Eric Anderson
We know what the animals do, what are the needs of the beaver, the bear, the salmon, and other creatures, because long ago men married them and acquired this knowledge from their animal wives. Today the priests say we lie, but we know better.Native American
Art is long, life short judgment difficult, opportunity transient.Johann von Goethe
