--- title: "8 Generality Men Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Generality Men quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Generality Men sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/henry-fielding-1358_generalities_to-the-generality-of-men-you-cannot-give_263140.png" --- > [To the generality of men you cannot give a stronger hint for them to impose upon you than by imposing upon yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fielding/to-the-generality-of-men-you-cannot-give-a-stronger-hint-for-them-to/) [Henry Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fielding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/henry-fielding-1358_generalities_to-the-generality-of-men-you-cannot-give_263140.png) > [The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/the-generality-of-men-have-like-plants-latent-properties-which-chance/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_chance_the-generality-of-men-have-like-plants-l_584290.png) > [Everything that is hard to attain is easily assailed by the generality of men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ptolemy/everything-that-is-hard-to-attain-is-easily-assailed-by-the/) [Ptolemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ptolemy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/ptolemy-32493_generalities_everything-that-is-hard-to-attain-is-eas_638404.png) > [The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/the-generality-of-men-are-naturally-apt-to-be-swayed-by-fear-rather/) [Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/aristotle-78_evil_the-generality-of-men-are-naturally-apt_970785.jpg) > [The generality of men expend the early part of their lives in contributing to render the latter part miserable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/the-generality-of-men-expend-the-early-part-of-their-lives-in/) [Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-de-la-bruyere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_contributing_the-generality-of-men-expend-the-early-p_1047706.png) > [The generality of men are so accustomed to judge of things by their senses that, because the air is indivisible, they ascribe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-boyle/the-generality-of-men-are-so-accustomed-to-judge-of-things-by-their/) [Robert Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-boyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/robert-boyle-8086_accustomed_the-generality-of-men-are-so-accustomed_1547579.jpg) > [We shall be less apt to admire what this World calls Great, shall nobly despise those Trifles the generality of Men set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiaan-huygens/we-shall-be-less-apt-to-admire-what-this-world-calls-great-shall/) [Christiaan Huygens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiaan-huygens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/christiaan-huygens-25295_admire_we-shall-be-less-apt-to-admire-what-this_2299197.jpg) > [The generality of men are so bound within the sphere of their circumstances that they have not even the courage to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luc-de-clapiers/the-generality-of-men-are-so-bound-within-the-sphere-of-their/) [Luc de Clapiers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luc-de-clapiers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/luc-de-clapiers-2035_bounds_the-generality-of-men-are-so-bound-withi_2721877.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generality-men/#itemlist", "name": "Generality Men Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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