Good Man Quotes - Page 7

• A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul.

  John le Carre

  Sacrifice, Men, Soul

  "The Mission Song". Book by John le Carré, 2006.

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• Most women find a man with good manners sexy.

  Candice Swanepoel

  Sexy, Men, Manners

  "Ask A Supermodel: Valentine's Tips For Men". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com. February 12, 2012.

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• There is no fair in life and death. If it were, no good men would die young.

  Mitch Albom

  Men, Life And Death, Young

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• Good men do the most harm.

  Henry Adams

  Men, Harm

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• Tatiana had imagined her Alexander since she was a child, before she believed that someone like him was even possible. When she was a little girl, she dreamed of a fine world in which a good man walked its winding roads, perhaps somewhere in his wandering soul searching for her.

  Paullina Simons

  Girl, Children, Men

  Paullina Simons (2011). “The Summer Garden: A Novel”, p.40, Harper Collins

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• Good men are often more practical than pretty " said Mother. "Andrius just happens to be both.

  Ruta Sepetys

  Mother, Men, Said

  Ruta Sepetys (2011). “Between Shades of Gray”, p.107, Penguin

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• As he closed the door he said over his shoulder, "Because you're a good lass." A heavy sigh. "And I'm no' a good man.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Men, Doors, Heavy

  Karen Marie Moning (2012). “The Highlander Series 7-Book Bundle”, p.1061, Dell

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• Deep down, underneath all his layers of stupidity, he’s a really good man. He may act out far too many selfish thoughts, says all the wrong things at all the wrong times, but behind closed doors he’s a best friend. I understand that he has idiotic tendencies and I can still love him for it. He may not be someone that you feel comfortable sitting next to at a dinner party but for me, he’s someone that I feel comfortable sharing my life with.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Selfish, Party, Men

  Cecelia Ahern (2005). “Rosie Dunne”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• Any time your life is at stake and you can't find even one woman to come forward and say, 'This is a good man,' your problem isn't what kind of woman THEY are. Your problem is what kind of men YOU are.

  Pearl Cleage

  Men, Kind, Problem

  Pearl Cleage (2011). “Just Wanna Testify: A Novel”, p.148, One World

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• There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded.

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Men, Evil, Done

  Arthur C. Clarke (2012). “The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke: History Lesson”, p.181, RosettaBooks

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• Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Men, Vices

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.170, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• Good men and bad men alike are capable of weakness. The difference is simply that a bad man will be proud all his life of one good deed - while an honest man is hardly aware of his good acts, but remembers a single sin for years on end.

  Vasily Grossman

  Honesty, Men, Years

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• The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

  Edmund Burke

  Fate, Men, Evil

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• None But such as are good men can give good things, And that which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd and wise appetite.

  John Milton

  Wise, Men, Giving

  John Milton, Henry John Todd (1852). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors; and with Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Derived Principally from Original Documents in Her Majesty's State-paper Office”, p.139

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• I am accounted by some people as a good man. How cheap that character is acquired! Pay your debts, don't borrow money, nor twist your kitten's neck off, nor disturb a congregation, etc., your business is done. I know things of myself, which would make every friend I have fly me as a plague patient.

  Charles Lamb

  Business, Character, Men

  Charles Lamb (1884). “Little essays, sketches and characters, by C. Lamb, selected from his letters by P. Fitzgerald”

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• It took the love of a good man [to heal]. When I was reverting back into my, let's say, perversions, he would say: 'Let's go get an ice cream. I am not going to enable you. If you can only come as a wanton woman for hire, because you feel dirty and shamed, then no. Women are goddesses.' And I know that and I believe that. I chose a man who believed that, too.

  Tori Amos

  Believe, Dirty, Men

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• My father was a tomato farmer. There is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well, that's my dad. And he was a very good man.

  Sidney Poitier

  Dad, Father, Men

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• Heroes come in all sizes, and you don't have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It's just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibi lity for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people-these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.

  George Lucas

  Hero, Caring, Self

  "Of Myth And Men". Interview with Bill Moyers, content.time.com. April 18, 1999.

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• I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager

  Victoria Principal

  Management, Good Manager, Managers

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• A good man doesn't just happen. They have to be created by us women. A guy is a lump like this doughnut.

  Roseanne Barr

  Men, Guy, Doughnut

  "Roseanne". Comedy, 2018.

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• I dont feel like I would be a good mentor. I dont know what I have to offer in that respect. I do this for pretty selfish reasons.

  Ryan Gosling

  Selfish, Mentor, Would Be

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• Anyhow, I don't think Don King's a very good man. But then again, I doubt that a good man *could* succeed in his business. I'm sure boxing was a dirty sport before he came around. He may have just made it moreso. So that's about all I've got to say about him.

  Muhammad Ali

  Sports, Kings, Dirty

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• My parents raised me right, so I always open doors for people and try to have good manners.

  Matt Bomer

  Doors, People, Parent

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• You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

  Lillian Gish

  Life, Manners, Easier

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• In the midst of this enormous economic crisis, I think Canada has shown itself to be a pretty good manager of the financial system and the economy in ways that we always - haven't always been here in the United States.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, Financial, Economic

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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