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Men Quotes by Mikhail Lermontov
- It is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions…
- The history of a man's soul, even the pettiest soul, is hardly less interesting and useful than the history of a whole people; especially when…
- There are two men in me--one lives in the full sense of the word, the other reasons and passes judgment on the first. The first…
- What of it? If I die, I die. It will be no great loss to the world, and I am thoroughly bored with life. I…
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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
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- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle