Man is a universe within himself.

Man is a universe within himself.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.

A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are.

The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are.

There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
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There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[Fr., Non e un si bello in tante altre persone,
Natura il fece, e poi roppa la stampa.]

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not read more

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Let each man think himself an act of God.
His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.

Let each man think himself an act of God.
His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.

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.