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Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
Let each man think himself an act of God.
His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.
Let each man think himself an act of God.
His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.
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.
The world has been made by fools that men should live in it
The world has been made by fools that men should live in it
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
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.
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.
There is a great deal of human nature in man.
There is a great deal of human nature in man.
