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Better Man Quotes

On measuring character, growth, and quiet admiration.

This page gathers quotes using the phrase better man to compare character across people, cultures, and even parenting guidance. Several ideas tie closely to ongoing growth and the belief that people can genuinely improve.

I liked Jackie as an individual. I felt bad about how he was treated. He's a better man than me by far.

Quotes by Vernon Law

The foreigners come out here always to teach, whereas they had much better learn, for, in everything but wits and knowledge, the Arab is generally the better man of the two.

Quotes by T. E. Lawrence

I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of vertigo.

Quotes by Samuel Beckett

If you are a parent, the horoscope will aid you to detect the evil latent in your child and teach you how to apply the ounce of prevention. It will show you the good points also, that you may make...

Quotes by Max Heindel

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Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.

Quotes by George MacDonald

Before 'Idol,' I was lost... Now, I've actually followed through with something. I am a better man for it!

Quotes by Elliott Yamin

You know, a better man for a better America. That's sort of our slogan.

Quotes by Bob Dole

I'm not resigning, and I'm going to try very hard to go back to work a better man and a better husband too.

Quotes by Anthony Weiner

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

Quotes by Andrew Jackson

Character Quotes

If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I.

Quotes by Alan Ladd

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'better man' mean across these quotes?
It's used both as a measure of moral character, someone treated poorly who still comes out ahead ethically, and as a comparative claim about skill or knowledge, as in the line about foreigners who have much to learn from local expertise.
Is there a quote here about parenting or guidance?
Yes, one describes how a horoscope, or by extension any tool of self-reflection, can help a parent recognize a child's flaws early and apply correction, framing the idea of becoming better as something guided rather than automatic.
How does one of these quotes address personal admiration despite disagreement?
One speaker describes feeling bad about how someone was treated while still calling that person a better man by far, showing that respect for character can outlast disagreement or personal history.
Is there a more abstract or literary quote in this collection?
Yes, one uses striking, almost surreal imagery about silences and butterflies of vertigo to describe surpassing a better man, standing apart stylistically from the more direct, plainspoken quotes elsewhere on the page.
How does this connect to quotes about personal growth?
Becoming a better man is fundamentally about change and improvement over time, which links this page to the Growth quotes collection, as well as to Redemption quotes for readers interested in stories of moral turnaround.

For related reflections on identity and second chances, see quotes about redemption, or how character is shaped and revealed over time.