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It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
Man,--whose heaven-erected face
The smiles of love adorn,--
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless read more
Man,--whose heaven-erected face
The smiles of love adorn,--
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Men are men before they are lawyers, or physicians, or merchants, or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and read more
Men are men before they are lawyers, or physicians, or merchants, or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and sensible men, they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers or physicians.
There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[Fr., read more
There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[Fr., Non e un si bello in tante altre persone,
Natura il fece, e poi roppa la stampa.]
If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not read more
If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who read more
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.