We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.
The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.
We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.
Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.
Men have always shown a dim knowledge of their better potentialities by paying homage to those purest leaders who taught the simplest and most inclusive rules for an undivided mankind.
The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
We must wash literature off ourselves. We want to be men above all, to be human.
Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.