E Quotes
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“Every man's own character is written so all who will may read it, in the expression of his eyes, the tone of his voice, the posture of his body, the style of his clothes, and the nature of his deeds!”
“Every man's powers have relation to some kind of work; and whenever he finds that kind of work which he can do best--that to which his powers are best adapted--he finds that which will give him the best development, and that by which he can best build up, or make, his manhood.”
Source: PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS
“Every man's reason is his own rightful umpire. This principle, with that of acquiescence in the will of the majority, will preserve us free and prosperous as long as they are sacredly observed.”
Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private : published by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State
“Every man's Reason is sufficient for his guidance, if used.”
Source: The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Every man's religion is his own, and nobody else's business.”
Source: The Clockmaker, Etc
“Every man's road in life is marked by the grave of his personal likings.”
Source: Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country
“Every man's story is important, eternal and sacred. That is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous and worthy of every consideration.”
Source: Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse
“Every man's the same, he wants the sunshine in his name.”
“Every man's vanity ought to be his greatest shame; and every man's folly ought to be his greatest secret.”
Source: Enchiridion: Containing Institutions Divine Contemplative Practical: Moral Ethical Oeconomical Political
“Every man's work, pursued steadily, tends to become an end in itself, and so to bridge over the loveless chasms of his life.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)
“Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.”
Source: The Way of All Flesh
“Every man's world picture is and always remains a construct of his mind and cannot be proved to have any other existence.”
Source: What is Life?: With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
“Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature. Individuals exercise it by their single will; collections of men by that of their majority; for the law of the majority is the natural law of every society of men.”
Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private : published by the order of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, from the original manuscripts, deposited in the Department of State
“Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I.”
Source: Nobel Prize Library
“Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.”
Source: Oceana
“Every man, even the most blessed, needs a little more than average luck to survive this world.”
Source: THE MAN WHO KNEW KENNEDY
“Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: ‘Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path.’ If you don’t ask those questions, your governance will not be good.”
“Every man, for the sake of the great blessed Mother in Heaven, and for the love of his own little mother on earth, should handle all womankind gently, and hold them in all Honor.”
“Every man, however good he may be, has a yet better man dwelling in him, which is properly himself, but to whom nevertheless he is often unfaithful. It is to this interior and less mutable being that we should attach ourselves, not to be changeable, every-day man.”
“Every man, however hopeless his pretensions may appear, has some project by which he hopes to rise to reputation; some art by which he imagines that the attention of the world will be attracted; some quality, good or bad, which discriminates him from the common herd of mortals, and by which others may be persuaded to love, or compelled to fear him.”
“Every man, however obscure, however far removed from the general recognition, is one of a group of men impressible for good, and impressible for evil, and it is in the nature of things that he cannot really improve himself without in some degree improving other men.”
Source: Speeches: Literary and Social: Easyread Large Bold Edition
“Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.”
“Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.”
Source: Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].
“Every man, in judging of himself, is his own contemporary. He may feel the gale of popularity, but he cannot tell how long it will last. His opinion of himself wants distance, wants time, wants numbers, to set it off and confirm it.”
Source: Table Talk: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things
“Every man, therefore, who expects justification by works, must see to it, not that he is better than other men, or that he is very exact and does many things, or that he fasts twice in the week, and gives tithes of all he possesses, but that he is sinless.”
Source: The Way of Life
“Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever”
“Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.”
“Every man, who parrots the cry of ‘stand by the President’ without adding the proviso ‘so far as he serves the Republic’ takes an attitude as essentially unmanly as that of any Stuart royalist who championed the doctrine that the King could do no wrong. No self-respecting and intelligent free man could take such an attitude.”
Source: The Great Adventure: Present-day Studies in American Nationalism
“Every man, woman and child holds the possibility of physical perfection; it rests with each of us to attain it by personal understanding and effort.”
“Every man, woman, and responsible child has an unalienable individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right to obtain, own, and carry, openly or concealed, any weapon - rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything - any time, any place, without asking anyone's permission.”
“Every man--I know this--turns weak, pliant, ridiculous as soon as he's in love.”
“Every manager dreams of a job like this [the England job] and I will be sure to learn English within one month.”
“Every manager would like to see a match decided in 90 minutes. Because I don't think there's any way you can prepare for penalty kicks.”
“Every managerial act must be seen as an unequivocal support for urgency in pursuit of constant testing, change, and improvement.”
“Every manifestation of evil is the result of basic sin—sin that has remained unchanged since the moment it first entered the human race.”
Source: Billy Graham in Quotes
“Every manifestation of our life is accompanied by noise. The noise, therefore, is familiar to our ear, and has the power to conjure up life itself. Sound, alien to our life, always musical and a thing unto itself, an occasional but unnecessary element, has become to our ears what an overfamiliar face is to our eyes. Noise, however, reaching us in a confused and irregular way from the irregular confusion of our life, never entirely reveals itself to us, and keeps innumerable surprises in reserve.”
Source: The Art of Noise
“Every manmade disaster begins when one man thinks for another. However benevolent they begin, the ultimate outcome is tyranny.”
Source: Blythe
“Every manoeuvre must be the development of a scheme; it must aim at a goal.”
Source: The Principles of War
“Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.”
“Every market is in transition.”
“Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark”
Source: Lisey's Story: A Novel
“Every marriage is a battle between two families struggling to reproduce themselves.”
“Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.”
“Every marriage moves either toward enhancing one another’s glory or toward degrading each other.”
“Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.”
Source: Couples: A Novel
“Every married couple has disputes from time to time, and in every good marriage, an attempt is made to overcome the dispute.”
“Every married man who wants peace in the relationship, should learn the trick to avoid that one question - 'How is the food?'”
“Every married person he knew seemed desperate to chivvy others into matrimony, no matter how poor an advertisement they themselves were for the institution.”
Source: Troubled Blood
“Every married woman needs to make love with her husband twice daily especially if she is over 30. At this age, you really need regular orgasms and regularly release estrogen, serotonin, oxytocin, endorphins, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, opiorphin, dopamine to prevent prolapse as you age, which is the main reason women ask for love making at forty, pay for it at fifty, pray for it at sixty and wish they can have it at seventy. Regular love making and orgasms can help you prevent vaginal atrophy and minimize the effects of menopausal syndrome such as hot flashes, night sweats, menstrual irregularities, vaginal dryness, depression, nervous tension, palpitations, headaches, insomnia, lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, waist pains and dizzy spells especially if you are over 40.”
“Every marvel of our age arose out of the critical give and take of an open society. No other civilization ever managed to incorporate this crucial innovation, weaving it into daily life. And if you disagree with this... say so!”