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The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man QUOTES

The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man QUOTES

1 " If you see birds flying high in the sky, it means clear weather. However, if you see a lot of birds roosting on power lines and trees, this either means they're conspiring against you or falling air pressure and bad weather are on the way. Expect rain and/or a killer seagull attack in the next twelve hours. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

2 " It’s tempting to straddle the fence and try to have it both ways. Yet in attempting to live in two choices at once, you will find that you truly inhabit neither one. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

3 " A boy will dabble in a thousand pursuits and then drop them when he gets bored or they become too difficult. A man will always finish what he starts. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

4 " Don’t talk or answer your cell phone while talking to ANYONE in person. There are no exceptions to this rule. Don’t answer it when you’re talking to someone at a party. Don’t answer it when you’re eating at a restaurant. Don’t answer it when you’re making a purchase or ordering food; the server or clerk is not a robot; each is a human being deserving of your respect. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

5 " worked harder, longer and more efficiently than the next guy. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

6 " Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.” —THEODORE ROOSEVELT "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

7 " The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.” —HONORE DE BALZAC "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

8 " A boy doesn’t have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn’t like pie when he sees there isn’t enough to go around.” —EDGAR WATSON HOWE "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

9 " Many men today feel inexplicably restless, unfulfilled and depressed. They seek all the things society tells them will heal their man spirit: carefully watching their diet, taking supplements, exercising and visiting a shrink. And yet they find no relief. Why? They’re skipping out on perhaps the most crucial element in maintaining their manly vigor: spending time in the great outdoors. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

10 " Preparing food for your guest is an ancient rite of hospitality. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

11 " Barbers, on the other hand, are interesting guys with fascinating stories to tell. And I in turn feel at ease to say what’s on my mind. We converse about politics, cars, sports and family. Guys who are waiting read the newspaper and comment on current events. And everyone is involved: the barbers, the customers getting their haircut and the customers waiting to get their haircut. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

12 " You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced the pleasures of a great shave at a barber. It’s a relaxing, luxurious experience "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

13 " In the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighed in the balance against the assemblage of virtues, active and passive, of moral qualities which we group together under the name of character.” —THEODORE ROOSEVELT "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

14 " Few things are more annoying than a man who must constantly one-up others during conversation. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

15 " True leadership is not about superiority, position or prestige. It’s about revealing and releasing the potential of those around you. Leadership is not about the power of one, but facilitating the greatness of many. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

16 " But the problem is not that this man is a nice guy; it’s that he’s allowed his niceness to travel down the slippery slope into weinerdom. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

17 " True leaders, even when a subordinate is at fault, will take full responsibility for a mistake. An effective leader will then immediately take action to correct the situation. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

18 " All of history’s great leaders had moments of glorious success and moments of devastating defeat. Great leaders focus on the things they can change and influence, and the past is not one of those things. If you fail, learn from it but cease to dwell on it. When you succeed, celebrate with your followers and move on. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

19 " A man who had mastered the art of manliness embodied many, if not all, of these manly characteristics: Looks out for and is loyal to his friends and family. Does the right thing, even when it’s not convenient. Is proficient in the manly arts. Treats women with respect and honor. Serves and gives back to his community. Sacrifices for the good of others. Works hard and seldom complains. Exhibits both great courage and tender compassion. Has a confident swagger but isn’t a pompous jerk. Is witty without succumbing to sarcasm. Embraces instead of shirks responsibility. You probably have grandfathers who exemplify this kind of honorable manliness. But something happened in the last fifty years to cause these positive manly virtues and skills to disappear from the current generations of men. Fathers have ceased passing on the art of manliness to their sons, and our culture, nervous to assign any single set of virtues to one sex, has stripped the meaning of manliness of anything laudatory. "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man

20 " Truly it may be said that the outside of a mountain is good for the inside of a man.” —GEORGE WHERRY "

― Brett McKay , The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man