Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Men Quotes, Misunderstood Quotes

The man who stands by and says nothing, when the peril of his government is discussed, can not be misunderstood. If not hindered, he is sure to help the enemy.

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As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back.

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There are men too superior to be seen except by a few, as there are notes too high for the scale of most ears.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Ears Quotes

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music.

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And when they [American soldiers] came, they found fit comrades for their courage and their devotion. ... Joining hands with these, the men of America gave that greatest of all gifts, the gift of life and the gift of spirit.

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Capital has its proper place and is entitled to every protection. The wages of men should be recognized in the structure of and in the social order as more important than the wages of money [interest].

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A lie is the abandonment and, as it were, the annihilation of the dignity by man.

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Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

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When told by a helpful aide that his flies were undone he replied 'Young man, there is no harm in leaving the cage door open if the bird is dead!

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Wisdom will never let us stand with any man on an unfriendly footing. We refuse sympathy and intimacy with people, as if we waited for some better sympathy or intimacy to come. But whence and when: Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

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The world has been made by fools that wise men may live in it.

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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

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...I do not want a government that will take care of me, I want a government that will make other men take their hands off me so I can take care of myself.

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Tags : Woodrow Wilson Quotes , War Quotes , Men Quotes

The good diarist writes either for himself alone or for a posterity so distant that it can safely hear every secret and justly weigh every motive. For such an audience there is need neither of affectation nor of restraint. Sincerity is what they ask, detail, and volume; skill with the pen comes in conveniently, but brilliance is not necessary; genius is a hindrance even; and should you know your business and do it manfully, posterity will let you off mixing with great men, reporting famous affairs, or having lain with the first ladies in the land.

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If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast in the forest.

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Man is the matter of the cosmos, contemplating itself.

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Arbitrariness and true liberty are as distinct from each other that the empirical nature is distinct from the higher nature of man.

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Let me draw your attention to one thing which unfortunately we always forget: that is - "O man, have faith in yourself."

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Tags : Swami Vivekananda Quotes , Faith Quotes , Men Quotes

Do you know that the tendrils of graft and corruption have become mighty interlacing roots so that even men who would like to be honest are tripped and trapped by them?

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A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.

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