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Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
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Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.
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Men of genius are not to be analyzed by commonplace rules. The rest of us who have been or are leaders, more commonplace in our quality, will do well to remember two things. One is never to forget posterity when devising a policy. The other is never to think of posterity when making a speech.
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Men of genius are often considered superstitious, but the fact is, the fineness of their nerve renders them more alive to the supernatural than ordinary men.
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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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Men of great abilities are generally of a large and vigorous animal nature.
The Statesman (1886) 229 -
Men of great conversational powers almost universally practice a sort of lively sophistry and exaggeration which deceives for the moment both themselves and their auditors.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith?
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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
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Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
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Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.
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Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.
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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
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Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted.
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Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.
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