Young Man Quotes

562 Young Man quotes by 456 unique authors

You look like a handsome young man…although you might want to zip your fly. Mom! What? Should I have not told you and left it… — Jordan Sonnenblick
Joan was nothing more than a friend. He was not in love with her. One does not fall in love with a girl whom one… — P.G. Wodehouse
I have this love for Mattie. It was formed in me as he himself was formed. It has his shape, you might say. He fits… — Wendell Berry
The things that are said in literature are always the same. What is important is the way they are said. Looking for metaphors, for example:… — Jorge Luis Borges
Then the old man's face hardened. "What about you young man?" he asked flatly. "Would you like to get what you deserve?" Jones let that… — Andy Andrews
Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself, John Bridgens had two things besides indecision that kept him from self-destruction - books and… — Dan Simmons
maybe we try too hard to be remembered, waking to the glowing yellow disc in ignorance, swearing that today will be the day, today we… — Naomi Shihab Nye
In the end, therefore, money will be the one thing people will desire, which is moreover only representative, an abstraction. Nowadays a young man hardly… — Soren Kierkegaard
Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive… — P.G. Wodehouse
You are a good young man," she said. "But I do not like husbands. I will never have another. — George Eliot
You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil. — Honore de Balzac
I stayed only two days in the capital. I was welcomed by a cheering citizenry, who threw flowers at my head. It was disconcerting to… — Megan Whalen Turner
Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born? When at your hands did I deserve this scorn? Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man,… — William Shakespeare
That is what I like; that is what a young man ought to be. Whatever be his pursuits, his eagerness in them should know no… — Jane Austen
Tilting his head back he slowly released an enormous quantity of smoke from his mouth and drew it up through his nostrils. He continued to… — J D Salinger
And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. — Terry Pratchett
Who owns a man, Durnik?” the blond young man asked sadly. “The one who rules him, or the one who pays him? — David Eddings
Look not at the face, young girl, look at the heart. The heart of a handsome young man is often deformed. There are hearts in… — Victor Hugo
When you are old you can look back and see yourself when you are young. It is almost like looking down from heaven. And you… — Wendell Berry
The "non-profit" institution neither supplies goods or services not controls. Its "product" is neither a pair of shoes nor an effective regulation. Its product is… — Peter Drucker
It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. — Homer
But Catherine did not know her own advantages - did not know that a good-looking girl, with an affectionate heart and a very ignorant mind,… — Jane Austen
He was breathing, which is always a good sign. As gently as I could I picked him up, placed him on the towel, wrapped it… — Josh Lanyon
Last weekend a young man asked me how I remain so positive. “It seems all the negativity in the world doesn’t affect you,” he said.… — Jason Mraz
The Brigadier had no wish to shake hands with the improbable young man in the ridiculous frock-coat. — Peter Grimwade

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