Forensic-psychiatry Quote by Caleb Carr

“Men often, in endeavoring to gratify their own passions, seek what is injurious to them, reject what would be truly advantageous, and are deluded…

— Sozomen

The mind as well as the body must be not only strong but well disciplined in order to act with promptness and vigor in…

— Benjamin Robbins Curtis

“Men's views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.”

— David Hume

For some men, the stronger their desire, the more difficult it is for them to act.

— Gustave Flaubert

“...we cannot fail to recognise the influence which the progressive control over natural forces exerts on the social relationships between men, since men always…

— Sigmund Freud

The exertions that men find it necessary to make, in order to support themselves or families, frequently awaken faculties that might otherwise have lain…

— Thomas Malthus

“a man constantly strives to improve his body and mind to deal with a threat when it arises and the situation calls for it.”

— Ryan Michler

“In such moments all artificial bonds are useless. It is what men are in themselves that determines their conduct; and discipline and conduct like…

— Filson Young

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

— Hilaire Belloc

... men as a rule are more preoccupied with the dangers that threaten their life than interested in the biological forces on which they…

— Rene Dubos

“Men have different capacities and react differently to stress. But the stronger ones raised up the weaker ones, and both became stronger in the…

— Nelson Mandela

“It happens very often that those whom men esteem highly are more seriously endangered by their own excessive confidence. Hence, for many it is…

— Thomas à Kempis