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He Quotes by Elwyn Brooks White
- I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time…
- It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted…
- Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.
- The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it.
- A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy.
More He Quotes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- No one loves the man whom he fears. — Aristotle
- Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle