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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.

Man's heart away from nature becomes hard.

Quotes by Standing Bear

And when native man left off this form of development, his humanization was retarded in growth.

Quotes by Standing Bear

If a white man had land, and some one should swindle him, that man would try to get it back, and you would not blame him.

Quotes by Standing Bear

God never does anything wrong. He knows what is best for me. No man can understand God, or know why He deals with us as He does.

Quotes by Standing Bear

For the several thousands of years before they became firefighters and physicians, women were sirens, enchantresses, snares. At times it seems as if female powerlessness is male self-preservation in disguise. And for millennia, this has made for a zero-sum game:...

Quotes by Stacy Schiff

I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with three or four?

Quotes by Stan Coveleski

Whether you're a man or a woman - whatever your gender - if you're doing a job, and you're doing it well, you should be paid accordingly.

Quotes by Stacey Dooley

Love is the only wealth that man absolutely needs. Love is the only wealth that God precisely is.

Quotes by Sri Chinmoy

I remember my first meeting with my management team when I became Indonesia's Minister of Finance. I was the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that job. Everybody else in the room was male. I knew then...

Quotes by Sri Mulyani Indrawati

My native land is a slave of heathenism, men's god is their belly, and they live only for the present. The richer a man, the holier.

Quotes by St. Jerome

I have a great band. Oh, man. I'm so happy about them.

Quotes by St. Vincent

Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.

Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only recently begun to be seen in Europe and seem even now too great for its...

Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

If I weren't performing, there is a real chance that I would be a 'One Man, Two Guvnors' groupie. I think that production is masterful in every way.

Quotes by Spencer Kayden

When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.

Sophocles

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Sophocles

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.

Sophocles

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.

Sophocles

All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.

Sophocles

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.

Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard

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.