A man places himself on a level with him whom he praises. Goethe.
A man protesting against error is on the way 40 towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth. Carlyle.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be, / Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Dryden.
A man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he have lost no time. Bacon.
A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected. Johnson.
A man who cannot gird himself into harness will take no weight along these highways. Carlyle.
A man who claps his Pegasus into a harness, 45 and urges on his muse with the whip, will have to pay to Nature the penalty of this trespass. Schopenhauer.
A man who does not know rigour cannot pity either. Carlyle.
A man who feels that his religion is a slavery has not began to comprehend the real nature of it. J. G. Holland.
A man who has nothing to do is the devil's playfellow. J. G. Holland.