Men Grow Quotes

38 quotes by 29 authors

The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow… — Christian Nestell Bovee
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It may be made a question whether men grow wiser as they grow older, anymore than they grow stronger or healthier or honest. — William Hazlitt
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. — Homer
When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings. — Jonathan Swift
Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense. He whom nature has made weak, and idleness keeps ignorant,… — Samuel Johnson
Men grow up expecting to be the hero of their own story. Women grow up expecting to be the supporting actress in somebody else's I… — Laurie Penny
Men grow to the stature to which they are stretched when they are young. — Antony Jay
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way… — Elihu Root
I would not say that old men grow wise, for men never grow wise; and many old men retain a very attractive childishness and cheerful… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the… — Alexis Carrel
Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get. — George D. Prentice
Meek young men grow up in libraries. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If your men grow weary of the work or balk at obedience, you must bear with them. Get what you can gently from them. True,… — Vincent de Paul
The great majority of men grow up and grow old in seeming and following. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meek young men grow up in colleges and believe it is their duty to accept the views which books have given, and grow up slaves. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you… — Jane Campion
The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we… — Pope Benedict XIV
The woman's cause is man's. They rise or sink Together. / Dwarf'd or godlike, bound or free; miserable, / How shall men grow? - Let… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Great men grow tired of contentedness. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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