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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
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.
- Cumulative
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
- Service
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- Nov 07, 2020