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Man Quotes by Quintilian
- A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come…
- It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.
- For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the…
- God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals,…
- To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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- 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
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