“States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.”– Plato Related Quotes “Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”– Lucius Annaeus Seneca “If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.”– Rita Mae Brown “Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”– Robert E. Howard