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Man Quotes
Short lines on character, patience and what it means to be a man.
This is a smaller, general collection of quotes touching on manhood, character and patience. One well-known line uses golf as an example, a test of temperament disguised as a leisure game, to make a wider point about what reveals a man's spirit. For steadier, values-driven lines, see our Good quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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No man was ever wise by chance.
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Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.
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The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.
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It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.
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Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
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There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Man, the '80s were pretty wacky. You had some stuff that was just so rad and some stuff that was just so wrong.
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It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
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The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses.
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The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.
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It's interesting when you write something for somebody else, and then you're like, 'Oh man, I just laid my whole trip on them, and they don't even know!'
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My first three-sisters novel in a while, 'Sandcastles' tells the story of the Sullivan family - two passionate artists and their three wildly different daughters. There's also a renegade nun and a mystery man, but I don't want to give too much away!
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