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Men Quotes by Edgar Guest
- The proof of a man is the danger test, It shows him up at his worst, or his best.
- Who does his task from day to day and meets whatever comes his way, Believing God has willed it so, has found real greatness here…
- Now seeds are just dimes to the man in the store And the dimes are the things that he needs, And I've been to buy…
- Courage must come from the soul within; the man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad. You were…
- The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
- The happy man is he who turns his soul Unto the light of joys that he can find; And pays each day its just demand…
- So long as men shall be on earth, there will be tasks for them to do. Some way for them to show their worth. Each…
- At Christmas A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's…
- The man who wants a garden fair, or small or very big, With flowers growing here and there, Must bend his back and dig. The…
- For Age is not alone of time, or we should never see men old and bent at forty and men young at seventy-three.
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- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
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