Quote by Max Beerbohm
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by

You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. – Max Beerbohm

Other quotes by Max Beerbohm

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. – Max Beerbohm

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Dreams
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How many charming talents have been spoiled by the instilled desire to do important work! Some people are born to lift heavy weights. Some are born to juggle with golden balls. – Max Beerbohm

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Sports
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You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men. – Max Beerbohm

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Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. – Voltaire

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If they give you ruled paper, write the other way. – Juan Ramon Jimenez

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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

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The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. – Colin Wilson

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When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that Im going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed. – Scott Ritter

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Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule — these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature. – Bhagavad Gita

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