"The true science and study of mankind is…" — Pierre Charron

"The true science and study of mankind is man."

— Pierre Charron

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17 Quotes by Pierre Charron

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All religions are pieced together out of elements which seem so at odds with reason that any intelligence laughs at…
He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows should never remember it.
Pleasure and pain, though directly opposite are contrived to be constant companions.
The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others, but the least practised, is…
The advice of friends must be received with a judicious reserve; we must not give ourselves up to it and…
God, Nature, the wise, the world, preach man, exhort him both by word and deed to the study of himself.
Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but…
Gratitude is a duty none can be excused from, because it is always at our own disposal.
Despair is like forward children, who, when you take away one of their playthings, throw the rest into the fire…
Pleasure and pain, though directly opposite, are yet so contrived by nature as to be constant companions; and it is…
[Envy not for...] Whatever difference there may appear to be in men's fortunes, there is still a certain compensation of…
Wounds and hardships provoke our courage, and when our fortunes are at the lowest, our wits and minds are commonly…

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More Man Quotes

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Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a… — Hannah Arendt
Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always… — Hannah Arendt
I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let… — Pietro Aretino
Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short… — Aristotle
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle

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