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Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.rn
Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.rn
Ye children of man! whose life is a span
Protracted with sorrow from day to day,
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Ye children of man! whose life is a span
Protracted with sorrow from day to day,
Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous,
Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay.
What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.
What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.
Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.
A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.
A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein
is he to be accounted of?
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein
is he to be accounted of?
