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Man Quotes

Short lines on character, patience and what it means to be a man.

This is a smaller, general collection of quotes touching on manhood, character and patience. One well-known line uses golf as an example, a test of temperament disguised as a leisure game, to make a wider point about what reveals a man's spirit. For steadier, values-driven lines, see our Good quotes.

The Modi government's accountability towards the common man can be gauged from the fact that be it Indians trapped overseas, a helpless mother looking for a doctor for her ailing child in a train, or a housewife struggling to get...

Quotes by Amit Shah

People ask me why it is that when I portray the 'angry young man' on screen, I really look angry. They reason that it is due to some suppression in my childhood. But, it's just that I can't help it;...

Quotes by Amitabh Bachchan

Young parents in America are holy and not to be messed with. If they say something is correct, we all acquiesce. And is there any man, woman or canine who doesn't leap out of the way when one of those...

Quotes by Amity Shlaes

As both a student of history and a man devoted to living in the present, I admit that I do not spend a lot of time imagining how things might otherwise have been. But I do like to think there...

Quotes by Amor Towles

I am a man without a furnace. My windows are insulated by 19 sheets of glass which cost less than installing a heating system.

Quotes by Amory Lovins

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man.

Quotes by Amos Bronson Alcott

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Quotes by Amos Bronson Alcott

I love vinyl, man.

Quotes by Amos Lee

As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you...

Quotes by Amos Lee

Trump is many things. He is pampered. He is an immature man. He is a teenager craving unconditional, endless love from everybody.

Quotes by Amos Oz

I am happy to play the bad man.

Quotes by Amrish Puri

This will be the fourth time I've seen this film. I'm very proud of it and I think it's a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I've talked to has admitted to crying.

Quotes by Amber Tamblyn

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice,...

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of content will I find on this Man quotes page?
This page brings together a mix of quotes and messages built around the word "man" - including festive Raksha Bandhan wishes celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, alongside lines like the wry observation that golf is "the most useless outdoor game ever devised to waste the time and try the spirit of man." If you want more poetic Hindi-style verses on this theme, the Shayari section has more.
Are the Raksha Bandhan messages here suitable to share with siblings?
Yes. Several entries are short, ready-to-send Raksha Bandhan greetings - including one wishing a happy, blessed Rakhi and celebrating the bond of love between brother and sister - written specifically to be copied and sent during the festival.
Is this page only serious, or is there humor too?
There's a mix of tones. Some of the Hindi messages are warm and devotional, referencing Ram Navami, while another - a Raksha Bandhan themed line about a missed "date" that ends with the sister leaving after tying the rakhi - leans toward lighthearted, teasing humor. For more good-natured lines, check Good quotes.
How does this page relate to devotional themes?
The Ram Navami-themed message here touches on devotion to Ram, so if you want more faith-oriented lines, God quotes is a good next stop.
Can I find quotes here for occasions other than Raksha Bandhan?
Yes - alongside the rakhi and Ram Navami-themed messages, there's also a general English quote unrelated to any festival, about golf wasting "the time and try the spirit of man." For more everyday, relatable lines, browse Ham quotes.

Looking for something more spiritual? Our God quotes cover faith and devotion, while the Hindi-language Shayari collection offers a different, poetic take on similar themes.