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Man only,--rash, refined, presumptuous Man--
Starts from his rank, and mars Creation's plan!
Born the free heir read more
Man only,--rash, refined, presumptuous Man--
Starts from his rank, and mars Creation's plan!
Born the free heir of nature's wide domain,
To art's strict limits bounds his narrow'd reign;
Resigns his native rights for meaner things,
For Faith and Fetters, Laws and Priests and Kings.
Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother.
Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother.
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 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.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
rnA man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
rnA man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
