Quote by Michel de Montaigne

“A developed and decent man cannot be vain without a boundless exactingness towards himself and without despising himself at moments to the point of…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Man (in good earnest) is a marvellous vain, fickle, and unstable subject, and on whom it is very hard to form any certain and…

— Michel de Montaigne

“then it occurred to him that a worthy man dedicates himself not to one particular thing which attracts him, but to all tasks; and…

— James A. Michener

“Among the Conscious, a man is only worth his latest reading.”

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“For, a man is the one who is judged by his accomplishments and not by appearances alone.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“He has written about equality, the perfectibility of human nature, and the essential goodness of mankind for many years -- he judges others by…

— Patrick O'Brian

“A man is what a man is; he recognises his deficiencies and tries to conquer them or plans around them.”

— James Edwin Gunn

“Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess.”

— John C. Maxwell

“A man without equals is a dangerous man indeed. He must exercise the most difficult of attributes, restraint.”

— Daniel McHugh

“Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects.”

— Christopher Paolini

“Was man, indeed, at once so powerful, so virtuous, and magnificent, yet so viscious and base? He appeared at one time a mere scion…

— Mary Shelley

“That which attracts the world must please and pander to the self-importance of man. The world itself is a vain show, and likes its…

— William Kelly