14 quotes about manhood

These days, there’s a lot of conversation about what it means to be a man – from modern roles and expectations, to the relevance of old stereotypes. While some of the classic quotes about manhood can feel outdated, there are still plenty that speak to strength, growth, kindness, and emotional courage. Here are 14 of our favourites that stand the test of time.

14 quotes about manhood

“Ultimate vulnerability. That’s manly.”

– Cameron Conaway

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”

– Michael Jordan

“The heart of man is very much like the sea; it has its storms, it has its tides, and in its depths, it has its pearls too.”

– Vincent Van Gogh

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”

– Albert Einstein

“A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.”

– Buddha

“The greatest thing a man can possibly do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other…”

– Orison Swett Marden

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”

– Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

– Aesop

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”

– Albert Einstein

“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”

– Dan Millman

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

– Will Durrant

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”

– Ernest Hemingway

“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.”

– Alex Karras

“Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions”.

– Tony Robbins

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