Men Quotes

It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.

Men of different tastes have different pursuits.

No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.

Leisure consists in all those virtuous activities by which a man grows morally, intellectually, and spiritually. It is that which makes a life worth living.

For there is assuredly nothing dearer to a man than wisdom, and though age takes away all else, it undoubtedly brings us that.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.

Nature ordains that a man should wish the good of every man, whoever he may be, for this very reason that he is a man.

Every man's friend is no man's friend.

Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one.

A man has no enemy worse than himself.

The wise man never loses his temper.

No man should so act as to make a gain out of the ignorance of another.

Let every man practice the art that he knows best.

Let a man practise the profession he best knows. [Lat., Quam quisque novit artem, in hac se exerceat.]

I will adhere to the counsels of good men, although misfortune and death should be the consequence.

A good man will not lie, although it be for his profit.

To reduce man to the duties of his own city, and to disengage him from duties to the members of other cities, is to break the universal society of the human race.

What is so beneficial to the people as liberty, which we see not only to be greedily sought after by men, but also by beasts, and to be prepared in all things.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly old men, not to age itself.

Aristoteles quidem ait: 'Omnes ingeniosos melancholicos esse.' Aristotle says that all men of genius are melancholy.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

For nothing is more commendable, nothing more becoming in a preeminently great man than courtesy and forbearance.

Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself feared?

The man who is always fortunate cannot easily have a great reverence for virtue.

Oh, how great is the power of truth! which of its own power can easily defend itself against all the ingenuity and cunning and wisdom of men, and against the treacherous plots of all the world.

...the counsels of the Divine Mind had some glimpse of truth when they said that men are born in order to suffer the penalty for sins committed in a former life.

Opinionum enim commenta delet dies; naturæ judicia confirmat. Time destroys the groundless conceits of men; it confirms decisions founded on reality.

Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly.

An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work.

The thickness of the walls should be sufficient for two armed men to pass each other with ease.

For siege works against bold and venturesome men should be constructed on one plan, on another against cautious men, and on still another against the cowardly.

Basilicas should be constructed on a site adjoining the forum and in the warmest possible quarter, so that in winter business men may gather in them without being troubled by the weather.

Menopause. A pause while you reconsider men.

But maybe boredom is erotic, when women do it, for men.

Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close, he'll take kindness any day of the week, if there's nothing more alluring to be had.

What is the real breath of a man — the breathing out or the breathing in?

When a man is attacked in print, it's usually for saying what he says; when a woman is attacked in print, it's often for being who she is.

Why do men feel threatened by women?

How shrunk, how dwindled, in our times Creation's mighty seed - For Man has broke the Fellowship With murder, lust, and greed.

I have always thought that if I could turn back the pages of history and photograph one man, my choice would be Moses.

Here was a corporation behaving like a monster though the individuals who owned its stock were human cultivated men. A corporation has no soul.

I love Wilco's "I'm the Man Who Loves You." Nels Cline has that weird guitar slide at the beginning and the song is whispered actually.

I just think women are funnier than men.