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Man Quotes by Saadi
- Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
- He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did…
- A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
- O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
- Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
- The whelp of a wolf must prove a wolf at last, notwithstanding he may be brought up by a man.
- In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.
- The rich man is everywhere expected and at home.
- Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
- A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with…
- Riches are for the comfort of life, and not life for the accumulation of riches. I asked a holy wise man, "Who is fortunate and…
- The greedy man is incontent with a whole world set before him.
- However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence,…
- A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
- A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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
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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