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Man Quotes by James Russell Lowell
- Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is.
- And I honor the man who is willing to sink half his present repute for the freedom to think, and, when he has thought, be…
- Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't is prosperous to…
- Great truths are portions of the soul of man; Great souls are portions of eternity.
- I willingly confess to so great a partiality for trees as tempts me to respect a man in exact proportion to his respect for them.
- To me it seems not unreasonable to find a re-enforcement of optimism, a renewal of courage and hope, in the modern theory that man has…
- No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. There is always work, and tools to work with, for those…
- The wisest man could ask no more of fate Than to be simple, modest, manly, true, Safe from the many, honored by the few; Nothing…
- The better part of every man's education is that which he gives himself.
- Before Man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.
- Nature, they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote.
- No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him. There is always work, And tools to work withal, for those…
- Laborin' man an' laborin' woman Hev one glory an' one shame; Ev'y thin' thet' s done inhuman Injers all on 'em the same.
- Certainly it is no shame to a man that he should be as nice about his country as his sweetheart, yet it would not be…
- Did man e'er live Saw priest or woman yet forgive?
- Whom the heart of man shuts out, Sometimes the heart of God takes in, And fences them all round about With silence mid the worlds…
- Count me o'er earth's chosen heroes, - they were souls that stood alone, While the men they agonized for hurled the contumelious stone, Stood serene,…
- Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide.
- The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accursed; Man is more than Constitutions; better rot beneath the sod, Than be true to Church and…
- The rich man's sons inherits cares; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands could…
- A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.
- Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
- It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested.
- A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.
- No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.
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- Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- 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
- Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
- For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does… — Aristotle
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle