I often think that men don't understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.

Men, I think, are not capable of doing nothing, of saying nothing, of not reacting to injustice, of not protesting against oppression, of not striving for the good of society and the good life in the ways they see it.

For, truly, the man who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.

Some men <i>think</i> because they're afraid to <i>do</i>.

How can a man know what is good or best for him, and yet chronically fail to act upon his knowledge?

Men simply don’t think.” And

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.

Men forget where the way leads and what they meet with every day seems strange to them.We should not act and speak like men asleep.

For though men be ignorant, yet they are men

Other men are unaware of what they do when they are awake just as they are forgetful of what they do when they are asleep.

What a man does not know is greater than he.

We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we can’t be wise with other men’s wisdom.

The problem in my life and other people's lives is not the absence of knowing what to do but the absence of doing it.

Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampant.