Men Quotes - Page 342

God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.

When a man becomes a conformist, he is sacrificing the richness of independent thinking.

We are not truly civilized if we concern ourselves only with the relation of man to man. What is important is the relation of man to all life.

Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God. Beloved are Israel, for unto them was given the desirable Torah

The difference between a simpleton and an intelligent man, according to the man who is convinced that he is of the latter category, is that the former wholeheartedly accepts all things that he sees and hears while the latter never admits anything except after a most searching scrutiny. He imagines his intelligence to be a sieve of closely woven mesh through which nothing but the finest can pass.

Bankruptcies of governments have, on the whole, done less harm to mankind than their ability to raise loans.

Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.

It is shameful and inhuman to treat men like chattels to make money by, or to regard them merely as so much muscle or physical power.

The surface of things gives enjoyment, their interiority gives life.

When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.

One of the things Obama's been doing is deliberately trying to increase the percentage of our population that is dependent on government for their living. For example, do you know what was the second-biggest demographic group that voted for Obama? . . . Unmarried women. Seventy percent of unmarried women voted for Obama. And this is because, when you kick your husband out, you've got to have Big Brother government to be your provider. . . .

Freedom of the press, freedom of association, the inviolability of domicile, and all the rest of the rights of man are respected so long as no one tries to use them against the privileged class. On the day they are launched against the privileged they are overthrown.

Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.

Tobacco control is clearly a number one priority in Europe, not only aimed at men, particularly the male populations of Central and Eastern Europe, but increasingly targeted towards women, especially in Northern Europe.

There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down.

The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.

The beloved is already in our being, as thirst and "otherness." Being is eroticism. Inspiration is that strange voice that takes man out of himself to be every thing that he is, everything that he desires; another body, another being. Beyond, outside of me, in the green and gold thicket, among the tremulous branches, sings the unknown. It calls to me.

God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.

I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word "diva" and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn't afraid to show it.

The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.

That seems to be the haunting fear of mankind - that the advancement of women will sometime, someway, someplace, interfere with some man's comfort.

I always love being in the company of women. It's all about good conversation and great wine.

Why should I ask the wise men: Whence is my beginning? I am busy with the thought: Where will be my end?

Movement is life; without movement life is unthinkable.

We are all accountable for ourselves. Think of yourself as a precious commodity, and then protect your investment each day.