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  • Lord George Byron Man's love is of man's life a part; it is a woman's whole existence. In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Erich Fromm Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
    Erich Fromm
    German - American philosopher and psychologist (1900 - 1980)
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  • Robert Underwood Johnson Man's mind and not his master makes him slave.
    To the Spirit of Byron
    Robert Underwood Johnson
    American journalist, writer and diplomat (1853 - 1937)
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  • Dorothea Brande Man's mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.
    Dorothea Brande
    American writer and editor (1893 - 1948)
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  • Desiderius Erasmus Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.
    Desiderius Erasmus
    Dutch humanist and philosopher (1469 - 1536)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Man's mind, stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Auguste Rodin Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages.
    Auguste Rodin
    French sculptor (1840 - 1917)
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  • Marquis de Sade Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes.
    Marquis de Sade
    French aristocrat, writer, politician and philosopher (1740 - 1814)
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  • John Ruskin Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne Man's own youth is the world's youth; at least he feels as if it were, and imagines that the earth's granite substance is something not yet hardened, and which he can mould into whatever shape he likes.
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    American short story writer (1804 - 1864)
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  • Alfred A. Montapert Man's ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures.
    Alfred A. Montapert
    American writer
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  • Thomas Carlyle Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Ayn Rand Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • Percy Bysshe Shelley Man's yesterday may never be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability.
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    English poet (1792 - 1822)
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  • Napoleon Hill Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Adam Smith Man, an animal that makes bargains.
    Adam Smith
    Scottish Economist (1723 - 1790)
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  • Elie Wiesel Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.
    Elie Wiesel
    Rumanian-born American Writer (1928 - 2016)
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  • John Kenneth Galbraith Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down.
    John Kenneth Galbraith
    American economist (1908 - 2006)
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  • Lord George Byron Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Lillian Smith Man, born of woman, has found it a hard thing to forgive her for giving him birth. The patriarchal protest against the ancient matriarch has borne strange fruit through the years.
    Lillian Smith
    American writer (1897 - 1966)
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