Famous quotes containing the words man and/or standing:
“A man who moralises is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralises is invariably plain.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“It is a great pity—but ‘tis certain from every day’s observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end—provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)