Men Quotes - Page 741

Achievement is not last, disappointment is not deadly: It is the mettle to proceed with that matters.

The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense.

I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive like a wildflower when these favour, and when they do not, it is in vain to look for it.

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever,- One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never.

The apparel oft proclaims the man.

I wonder men dare trust themselves with men.

Every man has his fault, and honesty is his.

Time's the king of men; he's both their parent, and he is their grave, and gives them what he will, not what they crave.

We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers.

Laughter is the music of life.

The wind is not helpless for any man's need, Nor falleth the rain but for thistle and weed.

What is it in man that for a long while lies unknown and unseen only one day to emerge and push him into a new land of the eye, a new region of the mind, a place he has never dreamed of? Maybe it's like the force in spores lying quietly under asphalt until the day they push a soft, bulbous mushroom head right through the pavement. There's nothing you can do to stop it.

For the moment, what we attend to is reality.

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

Every so often we hear people clamor for a change. Let's change the Constitution, change the form of Government, change everything for better or worse except to change the only thing that needs changing first: The human heart and our standard of success and human values.

Some investments do have higher expected returns than others. Which ones? Well, by and large they're the ones that will do the worst in bad times.

As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.

You must try to make the most of all that comes but also don't forget to learn a lot of all that goes.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

Literature is always personal, always one man's vision of the world, one man's experience, and it can only be popular when men are ready to welcome the visions of others.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thru chinks of his cavern.

Each man must create his own system or else he is a slave to another mans

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

Government has a legitimate sphere of operation. The problem arises when that sphere continually expands, encompassing areas where government lacks legitimacy.

Violence needs to stop. All of us - men and women - need to speak up and teach our children that violence is never the solution. Together we can all make a difference. The best place to start is with yourself.