Quotes about Man, page 20

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of...

Quote by Albert Camus about man

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

Quote by Albert Camus about man

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Men exist for the sake of one another.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and nobody in his right mind will believe this today.

Quote by Albert Camus about man

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man