Few Men Quotes

129 quotes by 109 authors

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. — Edward Abbey
Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which… — Buffalo Bill
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. — Aeschylus
A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful… — Daniel Boone
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Few men think, yet all will have opinions. — George Berkeley
I never could believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and… — Richard Rumbold
As ridiculous to approve of property and let a few men have a grossly unfair share of it, as say you are all for marriage,… — Katharine Whitehorn
No proceeding is better than that which you have concealed from the enemy until the time you have executed it. To know how to recognize… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so. — Niccolo Machiavelli
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. — Charles Caleb Colton
The deep waters of time will flow over us: only a few men of genius will lift a head above the surface, and though doomed… — Seneca the Younger
Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have. — Michel de Montaigne
Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts — George S. Patton
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves — Swami Vivekananda
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so… — John Updike
The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited, if there is… — Milton Friedman
The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up… — Sun Tzu
Actually, there is a sense in which polygynous marriage has not been the historical norm - even where polygyny is permitted, multiple wives are generally… — Robert Wright
This is a very fundamental reason why man cannot become meditative - or why very few men have dared to become meditative. Our training is… — Rajneesh

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