Manliness Quotes

40 quotes by 37 authors

Humility is the part of wisdom, and is most becoming in men. But let no one discourage self-reliance; it is, of all the rest, the… — Lajos Kossuth
If you think you can temper yourself into manliness by sitting here over your books, it is the very silliest fancy that ever tempted a… — James Anthony Froude
The men began to trade tales of atrocities, first stories they had heard, then those they'd witnessed, and finally the things that had happened to… — Toni Morrison
If Manliness had a soundtrack, the score would be metal. — Maddox
The Older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel — Swami Vivekananda
The opposite of manliness isn't cowardice; it's technology. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards -- When I find him to be envious, carping,… — Anthony Trollope
We, perhaps, have corrupted our children and our grandchildren by heedless affluence, by a lack of manliness, by giving the younger generation more money and… — Taylor Caldwell
I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I'm trying to figure out what… — Ernest Gaines
The chase is among the best of all national pastimes; it cultivates that vigorous manliness for the lack of which in a nation, as in… — Theodore Roosevelt
I'll be the judge of my own manliness. — Dennis Rodman
Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters… — Mahatma Gandhi
When women's sexuality is imagined to be passive or "dirty," it also means that men's sexuality is automatically positioned as aggressive and right-no matter what… — Jessica Valenti
I liked that young man, did not you? There was something particularly pleasing about his manners, which I thought very easy and frank. He has… — Georgette Heyer
So, if I'm no cheerleader of sports, why write a chapter about it? Sports do have some positive impact on society. They solve problems, such… — Stephen Colbert
That immaculate manliness we feel within ourselves, so far within us, that it remains intact though all the outer character seem gone; bleeds with keenest… — Herman Melville
Fixing things around the house was the last bastion of manliness. But now, even that is getting taken away. As women become more economically independent,… — Hanna Rosin
Let there be no steps backward. A thought as to the manliness of persevering, of the want of manliness in yielding to depression, came to… — Anthony Trollope
I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manliness or machismo, when amongst my family of… — Nick Offerman
Doctors and scientists said that cutting the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I cut my, more than… — Unknown Author

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