Quotes About Man

Man is a universe within himself.

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself, but when he plays the role destiny has for him. Vaclav Havel

Attraverso i libri ho appreso che i cieli non sono affatto umani e che un uomo che sa pensare, anche lui non è umano, non che non lo voglia, ma ciò contrasta col giusto modo di pensare.

Everyone is possessed, at times, with the desire to rebel. Man has refused to live in a primitive state of nature, which is why angels drive ambulances and gather up other angels who have been broken in half.

There was never anything by the wit of man so well devised, or so sure established, which in continuance of time hath not been corrupted.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

the only title to place or privilege that any man enjoys in the community is ultimately based on the service that he performs

All in all, Varya felt much the same as she had in the restaurant of the Hotel Royale when the men had caught the scent of blood and run wild, entirely forgetting that she even existed - yet another proof that by his very nature man was closer to the animal world than woman, that the feral principle was more pronounced in man, and therefore the true variety of Homo Sapiens was indeed woman, the more advanced, subtle and complex being.

The child is father to the man, and gingery young Churchill was a pretty runty sort of kid.

What a bad god is yours, white man, that you can make me worship him only by force and not by persuasion!

Simplificando, podría decirse que cada hombre se encuentra situado en una área social de matrimonio, y la regla establece que puede tomar esposa fácilmente en su área y en las áreas inferiores.

All greatness in performance rests upon a basis of details. A knowledge of what is general to a subject may suffice for the merely learned man, but a thorough knowledge of details is necessary to form the adept.

Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.

All of man's faculties are to be brought to completeness. For that purpose all the years of time and the aeons of eternity are God's and ours.

A man is not made chivalrous by an extensive education. A college degree and advanced academic achievement are as often impediments to chivalry as they are inducements to it.

After going through the usual security rigmarole, Broome found himself seated across from Ricky Mannion. They say prison shrinks a man. If that were the case here, Broome would hate to have seen Mannion before his arrest. Mannion had to be six-six and weigh over three hundred pounds. He was black with a cleanly shaven head and arms that could double as oak trees. Broome

On the screen, Lily looked up from the couch toward the maybe-man. When she smiled widely at him, Maya felt a rock take form in her chest. Lily wasn't good with strangers. So whoever this was, whoever was wearing that familiar forest green shirt . . 

a primitive, inner warning trill that you cannot quite explain. Modern man, more afraid of embarrassment sometimes than safety, often ignores it at his own peril. Melon

der Mann war groß und dünn, hatte Wangenknochen, mit denen man Tomaten hätte schneiden können comma und perfekt frisierte Haare.

Heard you beat up a cop." "No." "In New York City. Said so on the news. He's in the hospital." "I was just trying to escape." "Still, my man. Props to you." "Yeah," the other goon says, speaking for the first time. "Props.

He did it to put pressure on them. He wants to find Katie. He doesn't care about anything else. That's his strength. He doesn't mind taking hits. Big hits. Dom doesn't embarrass. He never feels shame. He's willing to lose or suffer to make you hurt and suffer more. That's the kind of man he is." They

The operator whispered something in the man's ear.

Modern man, more afraid of embarrassment sometimes than safety, often ignores it at his own peril.

I never met a man I didn't like. I don't go out much.