Famous Quotes About men

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.

Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this.

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.