For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.
– Lloyd Alexander
Related Quotes:
- She rides as a man, goes unveiled as a man, fights as a man. Let her prove herself worthy as a man, worthy of her weapons and of our friendship. – Tamora Pierce
- It is good to know that every single title/rank you hold is earned in a high cost of hard work, not some random self given title/rank. – Euginia Herlihy
- Sometimes it’s very difficult to keep momentum when it’s you that you are following. – Andrew Lloyd Webber – Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Is a man truly what he see himself to be?”Only if what he sees is true. – Lloyd Alexander
- Do not strive to be perfect. Strive to be perfectly imperfect. – Imania Margria
- Strive to be more than number one-”strive to be the greatest number one. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- Those who know that they are profound strive for clarity. Those who would like to seem profound to the crowd strive for obscurity. – Friedrich Nietzsche
- So little is actually worthy of belief or disbelief. Better to strive to coexist than seek to disapprove . . . – David Mitchell
- Pure is honourable.Honourable is right.Right is lovely.Lovely is admirable.Admirable is excellent.Excellent is prasie worthy.Praise worthy is peace. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- I’ve decided she’s worthy of something more special, something worthy of my powers. – Kelsey Ketch
- I am more than less, but less than worthy. Worthy to be heard, but heard in silence – Paul Morabito
- I am more than less, but less than worthy. Worthy to be heard, but heard in silence – Paul Morabito
- Once you know you are worthy and your story is worthy, you fight for other stories. – Jedidiah Jenkins
- Forgive me….I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel. – Lloyd Alexander
- Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have. – Lloyd Alexander
- I can’t imagine why knowledge, truth and love should be so much of a secret – Lloyd Alexander
- If you want truth, you should begin by giving it. – Lloyd Alexander
- Two things never mix: one is enchantments and the other is meddling with them. – Lloyd Alexander
- All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts. – Lloyd Alexander
- A taste for adventure is by no means a masculine monopoly. – Lloyd Alexander
- What you may seek and what you may find are not always one. – Lloyd Alexander
- Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good? – Lloyd Alexander
- Thus, death begets death; evil begets evil. – Lloyd Alexander
- Count the deed, not the thought. – Lloyd Alexander
- Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you’ll get used to it. A matter of time and practice. – Lloyd Alexander
- Who but lovers dream alike? – Lloyd Alexander
- The journey is the treasure. – Lloyd Alexander
- Every living thing deserves our respect… be it humble or proud, ugly or beautiful. – Lloyd Alexander
- No matter what has happened, you’re not a pig-boy; you’re an Assistant Pig Keeper! – Lloyd Alexander
- That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult. You chose to be a hero not through enchantment but through your own manhood. – Lloyd Alexander
- If a storyteller worried about the facts – my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth? – Lloyd Alexander
- Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for them. – Lloyd Alexander
- The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time. – Lloyd Alexander
- Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. Jest not with a rude man, lest thine ancestors be disgraced – Sirach
- A man without fear, is a man I strive to be. – Geoffrey Brokos
- (Can you understand your own dreams, which arise with mushrooms’ rank richness in the night-forests within your skull?) – William T Vollmann
- He was no stranger to compassion: his heart was open to many good impulses, though his rank often prevented their manifestation. – Nikolai Gogol
- No matter how long a shallow foundation supports a luxuriant structure, it will always collapse back to its thin rank, flouting out emotions. – Darmie OLujon
- When I look at a person, I see a person – not a rank, not a cl???, not a title. – Criss Jami
- By disobeying immoral orders, that individual preserves the institution’s highest rank – dignity. – Bryant McGill