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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.]
A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.
A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.
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.
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.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all that is human? Divine, in read more
And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all that is human? Divine, in other words?
There is a great deal of human nature in man.
There is a great deal of human nature in man.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men read more
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
