Quotes of: Ordinary-man Keyword

The whole work of man really seems to consist in nothing but proving to himself every minute that he is a man and not a piano key.

Notes from Underground

What a refreshing mind you have, young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?

Neverwhere

The realm of liberation is absolutely incommensurable with the relativities of higher and lower, better and worse, gain and loss, since these are all disadvantages of the ego.

Nature, Man and Woman

It’s still his favorite dish, though. War and rancid meat.

No Man's War: Irreverent Confessions of an Infantry Wife

...all the disadvantages of good roads: high speed, and almost total lack of that inspiring factor in travel -- the welcoming hand of the interested stranger.

One Man Caravan

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.

Light in August

An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ― Portuguese Proverb

The Life and Letters of Father Andrew

Liberty sustains the same relation to mind that space does to matter.

The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child

So she stood naked in front of the young man and at this moment stopped playing the game.

Laughable Loves

He wasn't a great man, but he had a great life.

Light in the Mountains -- A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal

Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.

The Lower Depths, And Other Plays

God did not, as the Bible says, make man in His image; on the contrary man, as I have shown in , made God in his image.

Lectures on the Essence of Religion

Every comforting word is a command from a man of action... While every word of command is commotion from a man of just words...

Life Simplified!

Priorities need to change at different stages of our life if we want to grow and evolve.

Lady, You're Not a Man! : The Adventures of a Woman at Work

This is an essential element of the business of being a man: to flood everyone around you in a great radiant arc of bullshit,

Manhood for Amateurs

Five, six, seven eight-," Cecil grinned. "-Gay is just as good as straight," Dave said.

The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of

Wise man can make people hear more lessons than words spoken.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

What I read told me that the Mankindman was a strange creature which stand on to legs. It seems to be a man from both sides; maybe all sides are man!

Math City

If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could?

The Secret Mandarin

Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work.

The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.

The Soul of Man Under Socialism, and Selected Critical Prose