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
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
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. Thomas Jefferson
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them. Marilyn Monroe
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land the great ones eat up the little ones. William Shakespeare
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
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. Maya Angelou
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. George S. Patton
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Thomas Jefferson
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. William Shakespeare
Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives. William Shakespeare
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then. Katharine Hepburn
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were. John F. Kennedy