Man Quotes

When a man does all he can, though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it.

Where is the man to be found who wishes to remain indebted for the defense of his own person and property to the exertions, the bravery, and the blood of others, without making one generous effort to repay the debt of honor and gratitude?

Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say.

In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence.

Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.

Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.

In the service, when a man gives you his word, his word is binding. In politics, you never know.

Basic to our democratic civilization are the principles and convictions that have bound us together as a nation. Among these are personal liberty, human rights, and the dignity of man. All these have their roots in a deeply held religious faith -- in a belief in God.

A son of a poor man is standing in front of you today. This is the strength of a democracy.

I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly.

Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.

He who never puts his trust in any man will never be deceived.

Man and the animals are merely a passage and channel for food, a tomb for other animals, a haven for the dead, giving life by the death of others, a coffer full of corruption.

A picture or representation of human figures, ought to be done in such a way as that the spectator may easily recognise, by means of their attitudes, the purpose in their minds. Thus, if you have to represent a man of noble character in the act of speaking, let his gestures be such as naturally accompany good words; and, in the same way, if you wish to depict a man of a brutal nature, give him fierce movements; as with his arms flung out towards the listener, and his head and breast thrust forward beyond his feet, as if following the speaker's hands.

Threats alone are the weapons of the threatened man.

There is no result in nature without a cause; understand the cause and you will have no need of the experiment.

To compare the bone structure of the horse with that of the man you should show the man on tiptoe in representing the legs.

A true man hates no one.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory.