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Man Quotes by Joseph Butler
- Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects.
- Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute to…
- The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world,…
- Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest, and yet act in a way disproportionate to,…
- This was the man, this Balaam, I say, was the man, who desired to die the death of the righteous, and that his last end…
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- 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