"The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Men Tags: reason More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood." "No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character." "Nobody can bring you peace but yourself." More In Men "Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot."― Niccolo Machiavelli "When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them."― Plato "Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn’t do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up."― Bette Davis