Attitude Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Men whose spirit has grown arrogant from the great favor of fortune have this most serious fault—those whom they have injured they also hate.”

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“This ordinarily even-tempered man struck furiously at his heart like some fanatic at prayer, and, assailed by remorse not just for this mistake but…

— Philip Roth

“-though sometimes it seems to mention a man who simply acts like a decent human being gets undue praise”

— Gabrielle Burton

“The Foolish man is one who takes pride in hate and oppression of the unfortunate. He is weak because of such behavior.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

“To me-the foulest man on earth, more contemptible than a criminal, is the man who rejects men for being too good.”

— Ayn Rand

“He had seen how people came a cropper by giving way to impulse. It was to his judiciousness, at every turn, that he owed…

— Shirley Hazzard

“during that time he made me feel what severe punishment a good yet stern, a conscientious yet implacable man can inflict on one who…

— Charlotte Brontë

“Now, I am living out my life in my corner, taunting myself with the spiteful and useless consolation that an intelligent man cannot become…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“A prudent man will always try to follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been truly outstanding, so that,…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things.”

— Mencius

“A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves on any…

— George Eliot

“When a man has been highly honored and has eaten a little he is most benevolent.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche