An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. Thomas Jefferson on men
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. Thomas Jefferson on men
Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. Thomas Jefferson on men
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. Plato on men
Men marry because they are tired women, because they are curious both are disappointed. Oscar Wilde on men
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson on men
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. Andrew Carnegie on men
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. George S. Patton on men
I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office. Thomas Jefferson on men
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. George Washington on men
Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged. Helen Keller on men
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. Thomas Jefferson on men
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them. Marilyn Monroe on men
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land the great ones eat up the little ones. William Shakespeare on men
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy. Aristotle on men
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. Benjamin Franklin on men
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. Maya Angelou on men
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. George S. Patton on men
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Thomas Jefferson on men
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. William Shakespeare on men