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Man Quotes by Geraldine Brooks
- When I write a word in English, a simple one, such as, say, 'chief,' I have unwittingly ushered a querulous horde into the room. The…
- To know a man's library is, in some measure, to know a man's mind.
- If there is one class of person I have never quite trusted, it is a man who knows no doubt.
- If a man is to lose his fortune, it is a good thing if he were poor before he acquired it, for poverty requires aptitude.
- Who is the brave man--he who feels no fear? If so, then bravery is but a polite term for a mind devoid of rationality and…
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- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
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