The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally. Gustav Stresemann conciliatedivisivegreat Change image and share on social
The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished services have given Illinois fame in the history of the nation. John George Nicolay bringcareerdistinguish share on social
The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men. Desiderius Erasmus entirefinelack Change image and share on social
O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me. Apollonius of Tyana acquaintancebadearth Change image and share on social
If the lives of men can be measured in terms of years, ideologies in decades, and nations in centuries, then the unit measuring civilizations, born of the interaction among peoples, would be the millennium. Abdelaziz Bouteflika bearcenturycivilization share on social
A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one. Oswald Chambers bookcuriousgood Change image and share on social
One of the shows I would very much love to be a part of is 'Mad Men' - walking around that office. Emilia Clarke lovemadman Change image and share on social
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld greatmanrecommend Change image and share on social
I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men. Max Hastings colleaguedealdiscipline Change image and share on social
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw corruptfoolman Change image and share on social
