Best quotes by James Stephens on Man

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• ‟ A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

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• ‟ Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need instruction and must receive it, or the spirit faints and wisdom herself grows bitter.

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• ‟ A man and a woman may become quite intimate in a quarter of an hour. Almost certainly will they endeavour to explain themselves to each other before many minutes have elapsed; but a man and a man will not do this, and even less so will a woman and a woman, for these are parallel lines which will never meet.

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• ‟ God did not need any assistance, but man did; bitterly he wanted it, and the giving of such assistance was the proper business of a woman.

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• ‟ Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory.

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• ‟ When a woman speaks to a man about the love she feels for another man, she is not liked.

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