Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
Confucius

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
Confucius

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
Confucius

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
Confucius

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
Confucius

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
Socrates

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
Socrates

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Helen Keller

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Helen Keller

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.
Helen Keller

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
George Washington

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.
George Washington

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
George Washington

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
George Washington

The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
George Washington

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
George Washington

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.
Ogden Nash

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.
Ogden Nash

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
Will Rogers