E Quotes
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“Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities superior, either in kind or degree, to those which he sees allotted to the rest of the world.”
Source: The Rambler
“Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities, superior, either in kind or degree, to those which he sees allotted to the rest of the world; and, whatever apparent disadvantages he may suffer in the comparison with others, he has some invisible distinctions, some latent reserve of excellence, which he throws into the balance, and by which he generally fancies that it is turned in his favour.”
Source: Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings
“Every man is proud of what he does well; and no man is proud of what he does not do well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue. The latter performs a little imperfectly, looks at it in disgust, turns from it, and imagines himself exceedingly tired. The little he has done, comes to nothing, for want of finishing.”
Source: The Portable Abraham Lincoln
“Every man is put on earth condemned to die. Time and method of execution unknown.”
Source: The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories
“Every man is received in heaven who receives heaven in himself while in the world, and he is excluded who does not.”
“Every man is responsible for defending every woman and every child. When the male no longer takes this role, when he no longer has the courage or feels the moral responsibility, then that society will no longer be a society where honor and virtue are esteemed. Laws and government cannot replace this personal caring and commitment. In the absence of the Warrior protector, the only way that a government can protect a society is to remove the freedom of the people. And the sons and daughters of lions become sheep.”
“Every man is responsible only for his own acts. The sons do not inherit the sins of the fathers. But can we say: that was long ago, they were different?”
“Every man is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, conveniences, and amusements of human life.”
Source: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
“Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq
“Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments; any enlargement of wishes is therefore equally destructive to happiness with the diminution of possession, and he that teaches another to long for what he never shall obtain is no less an enemy to his quiet than if he had robbed him of part of his patrimony”
Source: Works: With an Essay on His Life and Genius
“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.”
Source: Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.”
Source: Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
“Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching
men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.”
“Every man is sensitive. Some cover it up with brutality, others with cowardice and vanity, but a small few wear it bravely like armor”
“Every man is somebody because he is a child of God.”
“Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.”
“Every Man is the Architect of his own Fortunes, but the Neighbours superintend the Construction.”
“Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.”
“Every man is the author of his own life.”
Source: Moon Palace: A Novel (Penguin Ink)
“Every man is the center of a circle, whose fatal circumference he can not pass.”
“Every man is the craftsman of his future, whether he hone it himself or allow fate do it.”
“Every man is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing.”
“Every man is the hero of his own song.”
Source: Otherland 3: Mountain of Black Glass
“Every man is the maker of his own fortune”
“Every man is the painter and the sculptor of his own life.”
“Every man is the son of his own works.”
Source: The history of don Quixote de la Mancha. From the Span. To which is prefixed a sketch of the life and writings of the author. Select libr. ed
“Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence your perspective changes. This goes on and on. Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective.”
Source: Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute to the good of others.”
Source: The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Butler: To which is Prefixed, an Account of the Character and Writings of the Author
“Every man is to be had one way or another and every woman almost anyway.”
Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
“Every man is to be respected as an absolute end in himself; and it is a crime against the dignity that belongs to him as a human being, to use him as a mere means for some external purpose.”
“Every man is two men; one is awake in the darkness, the other asleep in the light.”
“Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him.”
Source: Jefferson: Political Writings
“Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued.”
“Every man is what he is, because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which he permits to occupy his mind.”
Source: Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition
“Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.”
Source: Marchbanks' Almanack
“Every man is, or hopes to be, an idler.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Adventurer and Idler
“Every man judges his own happiness and satisfaction with life in terms of his possession or lack of possession of those things that he considers worthwhile and valuable.”
Source: Meir Kahane--writings (5732-33): Selected Writings by Meir Kahane from the Year 5732-33 (1971-73).
“Every man kills the things that he loves. Some with a look, some with flattery, the coward with a kiss.”
Source: Cheaters
“Every man knows about a particular body part that often seems to have a mind of its own. And every woman knows how absurd men become when that is the body part they allow to influence their choices and decisions.”
Source: Conversations with God, Book 3: Embracing the Love of the Universe (Anniv)
“Every man knows that he will die: and nobody believes it. On that paradox stand not only a host of religions but the entity of a sane being.”
“Every man knows that his highest purpose in life cannot be reduced to any particular relationship. If a man prioritizes his relationship over his highest purpose, he weakens himself, disserves the universe, and cheats his woman of an authentic man who can offer his full, undivided presence.”
Source: The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
“Every man knows that slavery is a curse. Whoever denies this, his lips libel his heart.”
Source: American Slavery As It Was - The Background Of Twelve Years A Slave
“Every man knows the smell of his own fart.”
“Every man knows- you criticize a woman - that's it for sex for the next year.”
“Every man lives by exchanging.”
Source: The Wealth of Nations: the Great Master
“Every man looks out for himself, and he has the happiest life who manages to hoodwink himself best of all.”
Source: Crime And Punishment (Vintage Classic Russians Series)
“Every man love to see a world full of women and girls; even if it costs him killing every man in the world.”
“Every man loves and admires his own country because it produced him.”
“Every man loves it when a woman tells him ‘no.’ This is because hearing ‘no’ releases stress hormones and men enjoy being stressed out. It makes them feel more important when they’re stressed, like they matter more. Deep down all men know they are terrible and disgusting and for the most part worthless. They hate themselves, and so they like to be told ‘no.”
Source: In Limbo