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Man Quotes by Jean Giraudoux
- A man's name, title, and rank are artificial and impermanent; they do nothing to reveal what he really is, even to himself.
- The man who discovers a woman's weakness is like the huntsman in the heat of the day who finds a cool spring. He wallows in…
- A man has only one way of being immortal on earth: he has to forget he is a mortal.
- Government defines the physical aspects of man by means of The Printed Form, so that for every man in the flesh there is an exactly…
- In war-time a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a…
- During war we imprison the rights of man.
- There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.
- Ask any soldier. To kill a man is to merit a woman.
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- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
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