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Men Quotes by James Payn
- A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity…
- As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a…
- For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be…
- One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or that…
- The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having…
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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
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- 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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