Quotes About Men

Don't try to teach men how to do anything in public. They can learn in private; in public they have to know.

Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections.

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.

There is more religion in men's science, than there is science in their religion.

Most men cry better than they speak. You get more nurture out of them by pinching than addressing them.

Men are guided less by conscience than by glory; and yet the shortest way to glory is to be guided by conscience.

Mountains of gold would not seduce some men, yet flattery would break them down.

Ideas devour the ages as men are devoured by their passions. When man is cured, human nature will cure itself perhaps.

I think if more people would understand how simple and what really feminism is, I would imagine that most men I know are feminists without verbalising or saying so.

Lord, what music hast thou provided for Thy saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such music on earth!

I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike.

Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority.

I am able to talk about my life in a way that helps other women - and men, but mostly women - understand their own life. I feel real proud of that.

Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.

Every blue-stocking will remain a spinster as long as there are sensible men on the earth. [Fr., Toute fille lettree restera fille toute sa vie, quand il n'y aura que des hommes senses sur la terre.]

One by one, the others all nodded their heads again, as if we were talking about having a spring picnic instead of going up against the deadliest woman in Ashland and all of her men.

Nothing is less forgiven than setting Patterns Men have no mind to follow.

If the adjustment made by a court can be accepted or not, it will be refused whenever the men can gain more by continuing the strike, with whatever of violence that involves.

To the Calvinists, more than to any other class of men, the political liberties of Holland, England, and America are due.

Opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.

When we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for-then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults of men.

We know these men are professionals whose services are up for bid and whose bags are packed, and yet we call them our own and take personal, even civic pride in their accomplishments.

The gospel chargeth us with piety towards God, and justice and charity to men, and temperance and chastity in reference to ourselves.