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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.
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.
Man only,--rash, refined, presumptuous Man--
Starts from his rank, and mars Creation's plan!
Born the free heir read more
Man only,--rash, refined, presumptuous Man--
Starts from his rank, and mars Creation's plan!
Born the free heir of nature's wide domain,
To art's strict limits bounds his narrow'd reign;
Resigns his native rights for meaner things,
For Faith and Fetters, Laws and Priests and Kings.
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.
Man is the nobler growth our realms supply
And souls are ripened in our northern sky.
Man is the nobler growth our realms supply
And souls are ripened in our northern sky.
Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.
Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
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 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.