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.

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.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

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.]

Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because read more

Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man.

Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest read more

Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him
a man after his own heart, and read more

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him
a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be
captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which
the Lord commanded thee.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The first man is of the earth,
earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

The first man is of the earth,
earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.