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A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's read more
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's aboon his might:
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.
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.
All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.
All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.
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.]
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of read more
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart--the best brain. The superior man ... stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
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.
I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the read more
I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the time he killed himself.
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.