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A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.
A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.
Ye children of man! whose life is a span
Protracted with sorrow from day to day,
Naked read more
Ye children of man! whose life is a span
Protracted with sorrow from day to day,
Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous,
Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay.
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
All that I care to know is that a man is a human being--that is enough for me; he can't read more
All that I care to know is that a man is a human being--that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
Man is a universe within himself.
Man is a universe within himself.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's read more
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's aboon his might:
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.