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    Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men read more

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

by Confucius Found in: Man Quotes,
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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.

by Aristophanes Found in: Man Quotes,
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The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.

The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.

by Unknown Author Found in: Man Quotes,
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Man is a piece of the universe made alive.

Man is a piece of the universe made alive.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Man Quotes,
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To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to read more

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

by Bible Found in: Man Quotes,
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The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

by Plato Found in: Man Quotes,
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Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

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

by Albert Camus Found in: Man Quotes,
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The man forget not, though in rags he lies,
And know the mortal through a crown's disguise.

The man forget not, though in rags he lies,
And know the mortal through a crown's disguise.

by Mark Akenside Found in: Man Quotes,
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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the read more

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Man Quotes,
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