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Man Quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke
- Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by greater and greater beings.
- Und dasTotsein ist mu« hsam und voller Nachholn, dass man allm a« hlich ein wenig Ewigkeit spu« rt. And being dead is hard work and…
- There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would…
- sometimes a man stands up during supper and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking, because of a church that stands somewhere in the East. And…
- Perhaps the great renewal of the world will consist of this, that man and woman, freed of all confused feelings and desires, shall no longer…
- I would like to sing someone to sleep, to sit beside someone and be there. I would like to rock you and sing softly and…
- But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now prepare and build with his hands, that err less. Therefore,…
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