Quotes About Community

History calls those men the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good; experience acclaims as happiest the man who has made the greatest number of people happy.

First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

One of the duties of a baseball fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him.

The great man is to be the servant of mankind, not they of him.

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.

The sum total of each man's giving determines the standard of man's civilization.

Who is the Forgotten Man? He is the clean, quiet, virtuous, domestic citizen, who pays his debts and his taxes and is never heard of out of his little circle.

The wealthiest man among us is the best

The earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.

There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.

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.

Real socialism is inside man. It wasn't born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can't say it is finished.

Man's greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others.

Men hate the haughty of heart who will not be the friend of every man.

We have to recognise that the validation of identity comes through relationships we have and what we produce.

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected

God has ordered, that men, being in need of each other, should learn to love each other, and to bear each other's burdens.

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with the herd of common men.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.

Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole city is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so it is likewise reformed by their moderation.

As long as there are men the bulwark is safe.

I can't see how an unarmed man rejecting a drug deal ended up dead.