A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders.

Quote by Lord Dunsany

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Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.

Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.

A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full...

A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full...

I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave,...

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave,...

God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity....

God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity....

When problems arise, women focus more on weighing their emotions, while men tend to work...

When problems arise, women focus more on weighing their emotions, while men tend to work...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog...

Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine,...

Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine,...

They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he...

They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he...

Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or...

Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or...

I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height...

I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height...

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control...

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.

We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But...

We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated...

The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated...

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having...

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having...

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to...

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to...

I feel wonderful because I see / The love light in your eyes. / And...

I feel wonderful because I see / The love light in your eyes. / And...