Man Thinks Quotes

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A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things. — Herman Melville
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate. — Henry David Thoreau
If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed. — C.S. Lewis
A moderately bad man knows he is not very good: a thoroughly bad man thinks he is alright. This is common sense really. You understand… — C.S. Lewis
Philosophy teaches how man thinks he thinks; but drinking shows how he really thinks. — Rene Daumal
One can never really give a proof of the reality of anything; reality is not something open to proof, it is something established. It is… — Simone Weil
I like to think of fire held in a man's hand. Fire, a dangerous force, tamed at his fingertips. I often wonder about the hours… — Ayn Rand
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. — Samuel Johnson
Zakath's face grew thoughtful. "You know something, Garion?" he said. "Man thinks he owns the world, but we share it with all sorts of creatures… — David Eddings
See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of his… — Henry David Thoreau
In my paranoid world every storekeeper thinks Iâ€™m stealing, every man thinks Iâ€™m a prostitute or a lesbian, every woman thinks Iâ€™m a lesbian or… — Miranda July
Beauty is something that is hard to debate. Every man thinks his ideal the best. But the wittiest woman rise to the top of this… — Anne Mallory
That's the big picture, your happiness. And health. You should never care what a man thinks of you -- until he demonstrates to you that… — Sherry Argov
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or,… — Bertrand Russell
A man thinks he owns things, and it is he who is owned — Andre Gide
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a… — Amanda Hocking
Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what to do with… — Erich Fromm
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't. — Amanda Hocking
Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks he is free. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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