Men Quotes - Page 29

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Can it be supposed that those who have the courage to violate the most sacred laws of humanity...will respect the less important and arbitrary ones... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants, they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

I work for the suffering of the common man, something I am very proud of and will continue to do.

My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.

Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!

Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

Accept your place in the sun as it was originally before the creation of this world... The black man is the first and last, maker and owner of the universe.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what you're wearing, who you're around, what you're doing. Recreate and repeat.

Just sitting in silence is one of the best things a man can do.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.

If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?

This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.

Reefer makes darkies think they're as good as white men.

I have heard of that idea [i.e., of Haile Selassie being the reincarnation of Jesus Christ]. I also met certain Rastafarians. I told them clearly that I am a man, that I am mortal, and that...they should never make a mistake in assuming or pretending that the human being is emanated from a deity.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

Have you ever stood where a stream spills into a river? The two become one. They laugh over the stones together, twist through the sharp canyons together, plunge down the waterfalls together. It is the same when a man and woman love one another. It is not always a pleasant thing, but when it happens, a man has little to say about it. Women, like streams, can be smooth one minute and make a man feel like he’s swimming through white water the next.