Quotes of: Superior-man Keyword

when a man", continued Raoul,"adopts such romantic methods to entice a young girl's affections. .." "The man must be either a villain, or the girl a fool: is that it?

The Phantom of the Opera

Any damn fool can beg up some kind of job; it takes a wise man to make it without working.

Post Office

We are weary of being without gold in the midst of plenty. We wish to become men of means.

The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients

There is no giving advice to a young man so much in love.

The Reason Why: The Story of the Fatal Charge of the Light Brigade

The sun that shines today is the sun that shone when thy father was born, and will still be shining when thy last grandchild shall pass into the darkness.

The Richest Man in Babylon

A young man who doesn't have the foresight to seek out the girl he wants to be with and actively pursue her, doesn't deserve her.

Tiger's Quest

I’m a one-man show. I need to start a band. You wanna join? Too bad! What about one-man band don’t you understand?

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Old people die not because no one cared for them but because someone they expected care from did not bother.

Tall Man Small Shadow

A bird was shot. I suspect fowl play. The next man to be shot is the man who wrote that pun. Excuse me while I load my gun and shoot myself.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an act of creation.

The Wise Man's Fear

What I personally knew about courting women could comfortably fit into a thimble without taking it off your finger first.

The Wise Man's Fear

I was one of those. I meddled with dark powers. I summoned demons. I ate the entire little cheese, including the rind.

The Wise Man's Fear

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

The Wise Man's Fear

When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it.

The Wise Man's Fear

A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.

Winter's Heart

The multitude," Cavendish says, "is always desirous of a change. They never see a great man set up but they must pull him down--for the novelty of the thing.

Wolf Hall

Christianity is like a nail," he (Yemelian Yaroslavsky). "The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.

Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus

If a man is alive, there is always danger that he may die, though the danger must be allowed to be less in proportion as he is dead-and-alive to begin with. A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Walden

America—where we hate our fathers, love our mothers, and everyone is hung up on trying to be a man

White Wedding Lies, and Discontent: An American Love Story

You can't rest on yesterday's growth. You must be dedicated to growing today... and every day.

A Young Man After God's Own Heart