Amelia peabody Quote by Elizabeth Peters

Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it.

— William Penn

It is surely time for men to think for themselves, and to throw off the authority of names so artificially magnified.

— Thomas Jefferson

“Men are often mislead by their fellow-men.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“When it once has that name, (men) can know to rest in it. When they know to rest in it, they can be free…

— Lao Tzu

Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.

— Pliny the Elder

I think it's funny. There was a time when men were afraid that somebody would reveal some secret of theirs that was unknown to…

— Ayn Rand

“The passion for naming things is an odd human trait. It is strange that men always feel so much more at ease when they…

— George Gaylord Simpson

Every man, however obscure, however far removed from the general recognition, is one of a group of men impressible for good, and impressible for…

— Charles Dickens

“I collected men with interesting names.”

— Sylvia Plath

“Men do not change from enemies to friends by the alteration of a name:”

— Thomas Paine

“Man known by his work, not by his name.”

— Akshay Malpani

“When men are most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken, and have then giver views to passion, without that proper deliberation…

— David Hume