Men Quotes

No man ever became wise by chance.

Luck never made a man wise.

... frugality makes a poor man rich.

Who-only let him be a man and intent upon honor-is not eager for the honorable ordeal and prompt to assume perilous duties? To what energetic man is not idleness a punishment?

What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?

The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.

The wise man lacked nothing but needed a great number of things, whereas the fool, on the other hand, needs nothing (for he does not know how to use anything) but lacks everything.

Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.

Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.

What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.

Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.

Man is a reasoning Animal.

Men trust their eyes rather than their ears; the road by precept is long and tedious, by example short and effectual.

I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.

The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to the exclusion of all serious business.

Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.

Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honourable.

It is not the man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor.

Many a man's tongue broke his nose.

I don’t believe man is woman’s natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is.

When you flop, that's just another message that you don't know how to play me. Stand up and take your medicine like a man.

I dribble rhymes like basketball... People call me 'E.T.' What's that, Shaq man? 'Extra Tall.'

I'm not here to put down men, God love them and I'm married to one, but I do think they are more shallow.

I never used to see anything on TV where the man was in the weaker position. It was always the female showing emotion, breaking down, being emotionally torn apart by men.

Man is that guy ripped. I mean, I've got the washboard stomach, too. It's just that mine has about two months of laundry on top of it.

When a man curls his lip, when he uses ridicule, when he grows angry, you have touched a raw nerve in domination.

A man in the jungle at night, as someone said, may suppose a hyena's growl to be a lion's; but when he hears the lion's growl, he knows damn well it's a lion.

Working for the Man seemed really good to me.

I loved working on Of Mice and Men. It was a wonderful group of people. John Malkovich is to me one of the best actors around right now-and a lot of fun to work with.

The difference between working with a man and a woman... is immense.

Women do feel like they're in a box. Society, Hollywood, some men... they want to wrap women up in a neat little package.

Unlike landed white men, she didn't need to climb mountains to experience mystic panic. All she needed was to set her alarm dock for the next morning, wake when it rang, and go to class.

Never underestimate a backwoods Cajun in a fight, old man.

Good tuna-fish sandwiches; he’s the tallest man I’ve ever seen! (Pam)

For a woman the objective is often a committed relationship also known as the destination. For a men the road trip on the way to the destination is often the most fun.

Men are intrigued by anything they do not completly control.

It is your attitude about yourself that a man will adopt.

Above all avoid taking the advice of men who have no brains and do not know what they are talking about.

I am constantly amazed at how little painters know about painting, writers about writing, merchants about business, manufacturers about manufacturing. Most men just drift.

Are you strong enough to be my man?

Man is a child of his environment

Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?

The mob that hails the man on horseback, the Caesars and conquering heroes, does not retain its freedoms for long.

As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

In absolute terms, I am the most legally persecuted man of all times, in the whole history of mankind, worldwide.

I am absolutely sure to be the most democratic man to ever become Prime Minister in Italy.

A man who makes no enemies is never a positive force.