Quotes about Men
If men were angels, there would be no need of government.
— James Madison
The smaller the number and the more permanent and conspicuous the station of men in power, the stronger must be the interest which they will individually feel in whatever concerns the government.
— James Madison
For God will deign to visit oft the dwellings of just men -- delighted, and with frequent intercourse -- thither will send his winged messengers on errants of supernal grace.
— John Milton
So shall the world go on, to good malignant, to bad men benign, under her own weight groaning.
— John Milton
God, who oft descends to visit men unseen, and through their habitations walks to mark their doings.
— John Milton
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life begets life by its very nature. By the same token, inspired men inspire.
— Leonard Ravenhill
The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in His divinity, assumed our nature, so that He, made man, might make men gods.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.
— St. Augustine
The Earth is given as a common for men to labor and live in.
— Thomas Jefferson
Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.
— John Milton
If you are leaving that sorrowful place with hate and anger against men, you are worthy of compassion; if you leave it with good will, gentleness and peace, you are better than any of us.
— Victor Hugo