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Quotes About Men

Men are such thundering great fools. Even the sort who come along once in a thousand years.
~ George R.R. Martin
Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them and they go to rust.
~ George R.R. Martin
Never wound a foe when you can kill him. Dead men don't claim vengeance.
~ George R.R. Martin
Some men had faces that cried out for a beard. Ser Clayton's face cried out for an axe between the eyes.
~ George R.R. Martin
Sólo un tonto se humilla a sí mismo, habiendo tantos hombres en el mundo dispuestos a encargarse de esa tarea
~ George R.R. Martin
Where were the gods then? The gods don't care about men, no more than kings care about peasants.
~ George R.R. Martin
What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men? The Many-Faced God does not weigh men's souls, however. He gives his gift to the best of men as he gives it to the worst. Elsewise the good would live forever.
~ George R.R. Martin
Ten years a wold, and you land here and think to prince about the islands, but you know nothing and no one. Why should men fight and die for you?'' ''I am their lawful prince,'' Theon said stiffly. ''By the laws of the green lands, you might be. But we make our own laws here, or have you forgotten?
~ George R.R. Martin
The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them,
~ George R.R. Martin
Aastasadu on Tsitadelli mehed surnukehi lahanud, et uurida elu olemust. Mina tahtsin mõista surma olemust ja lahkasin seepärast elusaid mehi.
~ George R.R. Martin
Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.
~ George R.R. Martin
Sam was almost grateful for his fleshy buttocks. Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go, he thought.
~ George R.R. Martin
His hands were cold as ice, but he saved us from the dead men, him and his ravens, and he brought us here on his elk." "His elk?" said Bran, wonderstruck. "His elk?" said Meera, startled. "His ravens?" said Jojen. "Hodor?" said Hodor.
~ George R.R. Martin
They would sooner be dicing, drinking, and flicking, I don't doubt, but Lord Randyll believes in putting idle men to work.
~ George R.R. Martin
As a boy, he used to run across this bridge, even in the black of night. Boys believe nothing can hurt them, his doubt whispered. Grown men know better.
~ George R.R. Martin
For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow, hurtling from past to present, always in the same direction.
~ George R.R. Martin
The Drowned God plays savage japes upon us all, but men are crueler still.
~ George R.R. Martin
Men are mad and gods are madder.
~ George R.R. Martin
Varys appeared not long after Lord Jacelyn had left. "Men are such faithless creatures," he said by way of greeting. Tyrion sighed. "Who's the traitor today?" The eunuch handed him a scroll. "So much villainy, it sings a sad song for our age. Did honor die with your fathers?
~ George R.R. Martin
Lady Tanda's daughter had surrendered her maidenhood to half a hundred shouting men behind a tanner's shop. The gold cloaks found her wandering naked on Sowbelly Row.
~ George R.R. Martin
all I have done is speak the truth. Are men so fragile they cannot bear to hear it?
~ George R.R. Martin
All I've done is speak the truth. Are men so fragile they cannot bear to hear it?
~ George R.R. Martin
What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men? The Many-Faced God does not weigh men's souls, however. He gives his gift to the best of men as he gives it to the worst. Elsewise the good would live forever." The
~ George R.R. Martin
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
~ George S. Patton