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Letter "O" » one-man
«And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.»
Author: Helen Rowland
| About:
Men and Women,
Understanding
| Keywords:
all women, in order, know-all, one-man, one of them, order, verily
«All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated...As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, but upon the congregation to come: so this bell calls us all: but how much more me, who am brought so near the door by this sickness....No man is an island, entire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.»
Author: John Donne
| Keywords:
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«In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.»
«Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real»
«Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.»
Author: Richard J. Needham
| About:
Funny,
Love,
Men,
Women
| Keywords:
fall, fall in, fall in love, Fall of Man, irresponsible, needs, one-man, proceed, proceeding, responsible, securities, security, She Loves Me, The Fall of Man, weak
«Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.»
Author: Ernest Hemingway
| About:
Meaning
| Keywords:
and how, detailed, details, died, distinguish, ends, one-man
«It is always easier for one man to solve another man's problem.»
«If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise»
«A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
| Keywords:
caused, contrary, example, first cause, first principle, first principles, good example, imitate, influence, one-man, principles, republic, return, Return to, strive, virtues, wicked
«All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
Acts, ages, And One, entrances, Entrance to, entrancing, exited, exits, one-man, parts, part time, players, plays, seven, stage, The Men
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