Every man needs a solid foundation of positive principals in his life to head in the right direction and make good decisions. Being a man is about taking responsibility and using your power as a man to bring about positive change in your life and the lives of people around you.
What it truly means to be a good man is unique to each individual. But generally, what makes a man a real man is being comfortable with yourself, the ability to treat others right and not being afraid to show the world exactly who you are.
Below, you will find a collection of quotes about men that will help every man discover a higher knowledge and comprehension of life and how to be a great man.
Motivational Quotes for Great Men
- “One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” – Benjamin Disraeli
- “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” — Bob Marley
- “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
- “A superior man is modest in his speech , but exceeds in his actions.” – Confucius
- “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus
- “A good man’s prayers will from the deepest dungeon climb heaven’s height, and bring a blessing down.” – Joanna Baillie
- “Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them.” – Patrick Henry
- “There are two questions a man must ask himself: The first is ‘Where am I going?’ and the second is ‘Who will go with me?’ If you ever get these questions in the wrong order you are in trouble.” – Sam Keen
- “The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.” – John Dewey
- “It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.” – Plutarch
- “It is not the situation which makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.” – Frederick William Robertson
- “The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman.” – C. JoyBell C.
- “A man’s ledger does not tell what he is, or what he is worth. Count what is in man, not what is on him, if you would know what he is worth—whether rich or poor.” – Henry Ward Beecher
- “Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.” – Christian Nestell Bovee
- “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.” – Brandon Sanderson
- “You spend time with your family? Good. Because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” – Don Vito Corleone
- “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine
- “If a man’s mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.” – Buddha
- “The first step to be a good man is this: You must deeply feel the burden of the stones some else is carrying.” – Mehmet Murat ildan
- “To be a man requires that you accept everything life has to give you, beginning with your name.” – Burl Ives
- “The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world.” – Suzanne Curchod
- “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius
- “Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.” – Benjamin Disraeli
- “Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.” – Chuck Norris
- “A man must at times be hard as nails: willing to face up to the truth about himself…But he must also be tender. No weapon will breach the armor of a woman’s resentment like tenderness.” – Elisabeth Elliot
- “At 3o a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, fortell his failures – be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.” – Albert Camus
- “If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “A good man will not lie, although it be for his profit.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.” – Ernest Hemingway
- “The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.” – Dale Carnegie
- “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.” – John Keegan
- “You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.” – John Wayne
- “There is nothing noble being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” – Winston Churchill
- “A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.” – Saul Bellow
- “A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.” – Marilyn Monroe
- “A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.” – Gautama Buddha
- “No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.” – John Wayne
- “Being a ‘good man’ is something you do, not something you are.” – Luvvie Ajayi
- “Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “The way of a superior man is three-fold: virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.” – Confucius
- “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson
- “It takes a great man to be a good listener.” – Calvin Coolidge
- “The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.” – Walter Scott
- “Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honourable.” – Seneca the Younger
- “If unwilling to rise in the morning, say to thyself, ‘I awake to do the work of a man.’” – Marcus Aurelius
- “A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.” – Buddha
- “A good man will want you to shine. He wants you to be your amazing self. A good man loves to show off his happy, intelligent, amazing, powerful woman.” – Anastasia Netri
- “It is not what he has, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.” – Henri-Frederic Amiel
- “A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.” – Sallust
- “A gentleman will open doors, pull out chairs, and carry things. Not because she’s helpless or unable, but because he wants to show her that she is valuable and worthy of respect.” – Charles J. Orlando
- “Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic: you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.” – Jerry Seinfeld
- “Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.” – Saint Augustine
- “Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
