Man is the measure of all things', said the Sophist Protagora (c. 485-410 B.C.). By that he meant that the question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a person's needs.
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Jostein Gaarder
A PRIME TRUTH - MAN IS SELFISH(Name of chapter)
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William J. Federer
Suffering introduces a man to his soul.
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Lailah Gifty Akita
Why, you are a man of heart! "" Sometimes, " replied Phileas Fogg, quietly. "When I have the time.
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Jules Verne
Yes, yes, I see it all! – an enormous social activity, a mighty civilization, a profuseness of science, of art, of industry, of morality, and afterwords, when we have filled the world with industrial marvels, with great factories, with roads, museums and libraries, we shall...
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Miguel De Unamuno
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