They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly…

Certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and if he be not kin to God by his spirit, he is…

— Francis Bacon

A man without nobility cannot have kindliness; he can only have good nature.

— Nicolas Chamfort

“Rascals are always sociable, and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity?

— Bantu Holomisa

If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.

— Voltaire

If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

To destroy a man is difficult, almost as difficult as to create one: it has not been easy, nor quick, but you Germans have…

— Primo Levi

“The lack of attention to the smallest details can completely destroy a man’s life”

— Paulo Coelho

“Man will destroy what man fears!”

— Nadina Boun

Destroy the man of wicked thoughts, Like a bamboo-tree with its fruit.

— Gautama Buddha

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.

— Anonymous

“No one can destroy a man than his deeds.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

...and it is a serious matter to destroy a man's faith without replacing it.

— Victor Serge

The easiest way to destroy a man's faith is to destroy his morality.

— Melvin J. Ballard