Ralph Waldo Emerson Men Quotes

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What did Ralph Waldo Emerson say about Men?

Ralph Waldo Emerson has written many quotes about Men. E.g.,

  • Men are what their mothers made them.
  • Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
  • Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

What are the top most famous Men quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

  • Men are what their mothers made them.
  • Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
  • Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
  • Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
  • There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.
  • Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
  • Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
  • The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
  • In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.