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For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
crowned him with glory and honour.
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
crowned him with glory and honour.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
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?
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because read more
Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man.
There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[Fr., read more
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.]
A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.
A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.
