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Man Quotes by Marquis de Sade
- I write what I see, the endless procession to the guillotine. Were all lined up, waiting for the crunch of the blade... the rivers of…
- The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success.
- Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is…
- Sensual excess drives out pity in man.
- The ultimate triumph of philosophy would be to cast light upon the mysterious ways in which Providence moves to achieve the designs it has for…
- Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds…
- The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable.
- What does one want when one is engaged in the sexual act? That everything around you give you its utter attention, think only of you,…
- The law which attempts a man's life [capital punishment] is impractical, unjust, inadmissible. It has never repressed crime--for a second crime is every day committed…
- It is only by enlarging the scope of one’s tastes and one’s fantasies, by sacrificing everything to pleasure, that the unfortunate individual called Man, thrown…
- You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit othere is…
- The impossibility of outraging nature is the greatest anguish man can know.
- The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool.
- The debility to which Nature condemned women incontestably proves that her design is for man, who then more than ever enjoys his strength, to exercise…
More Man Quotes
- 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