“Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.”
What does it mean to be a man? These quotes explore masculinity, fatherhood, strength, vulnerability, and the evolving expectations placed on men by society, by women, and by themselves.
“Study men, not historians.”
“Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.”
“Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.”
“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.”
“If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.”
“Books are not men and yet they stay alive.”
“Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.”
“A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.”
“Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.”
“The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.”
“There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.”
“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
“Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”
“Men do not fail they give up trying.”
“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.”
“What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.”