A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining. What he becomes-within the limits of endowment and environment-he has made out of himself.
Christianity. . . sees the necessity for man to have spiritual values and it shows him how to get at those through physical sacraments.
And the formation of man is the most pressing problem facing humanity.
There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than, the tears of a clown when noones around.
Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity.
The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man.
The mischief of flattery is, not that it persuades any man that he is what he is not, but that it suppresses the influence of honest ambition, by raising an opinion that honour may be gained without the toil of merit.
As soon as somebody demonstrates the art of flying, settlers from our species of man will not be lacking on the moon and Jupiter. . . Given ships or sails adapted to the breezes of heaven, there will be those who will not shrink from even that vast expanse.
I don't know what the future may hold for me-or for any of us. But I want you to know that I am a man who likes having critics who are not enemies.
Methinks sometimes I have no more wit than a Christian or an ordinary man has; but I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.
Donald Trump's campaign is as divisive as any we have seen in our lifetimes. It is built on stoking mistrust and pitting American against American. It`s there in everything he says and everything he promises to do as president. This man is the nominee of the Party of Abraham Lincoln. We are watching it become the party of Trump. And that`s not just a huge loss for our democracy. It is a threat to it, because Donald Trump`s campaign adds up to an ugly, dangerous message to America.
Life is tough, man. No one is spared from obstacles and trials, but there is such a beautiful plan for each of us. Just gotta let it happen.
But I am a patient man. I can wait for hours in the rain
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nature rejects the monarch, not the man; the subject, not the citizen. . . The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, "I will live. " To-morrow's life is too late; live to-day.
Man cannot demand that others give up their lives to make him happy.
The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.