Men Quotes by David Gemmell

A man must know his limitations.

— David Gemmell

A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.

— David Gemmell

A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.

— David Gemmell

No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.

— David Gemmell

Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.

— David Gemmell

A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a…

— David Gemmell

Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever. [...] It never ends. Never... ever... be glad to kill.

— David Gemmell

Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I…

— David Gemmell

War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?

— David Gemmell

Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.

— David Gemmell

What is life if a man cannot count on his friends when he has gone mad?

— David Gemmell

Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to…

— David Gemmell

I don't know yet whether I fully believe in fate, but certain things do happen in a man's life that he cannot…

— David Gemmell

The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either…

— David Gemmell

Each man has a breaking point, no matter how strong his spirit. Somewhere, deep inside him, there is a flaw that only…

— David Gemmell

Some people are born ugly. It's not their fault, and I for one have never held it against a man that he…

— David Gemmell

Makes no sense to me,' said Huntsekker. 'You don't know who is at your door, but you know the thoughts of a…

— David Gemmell

Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the…

— David Gemmell

But men don't come in just two groups, one of gold and the other of lead. They are a mix of both."…

— David Gemmell

While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes…

— David Gemmell

Warriors fear surrender. They are proud and defiant. They will fight to the death for what they believe in. They will struggle…

— David Gemmell

There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains…

— David Gemmell

Yours is a race whose imagination is limited to its own small appetites. Greed, lust, envy - these are the motivating forces…

— David Gemmell

I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of…

— David Gemmell

Man is capable of greatness, love, nobility, compassion. Yet never forget that his capacity for evil is infinite. It is a sad…

— David Gemmell

Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We…

— David Gemmell

One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the…

— David Gemmell

Why must I have the Piglet?' 'Because you are the best.' 'I do not understand.' 'Teach him.' 'And who teaches me?' '…

— David Gemmell

You are getting too old for this. A man is as old as he feels, woman! And how old do you feel?…

— David Gemmell

A man should be free to do what he wants to do, as long as it doesn't hurt others.

— David Gemmell

An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.

— David Gemmell

A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.

— David Gemmell

A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.

— David Gemmell

The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.

— David Gemmell

There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.

— David Gemmell

Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.

— David Gemmell

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.

— David Gemmell

All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different.

— David Gemmell

I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages.

— David Gemmell