"He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them." ― Charles Kingsley Topic(s): Men More From Charles Kingsley "Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know." "A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults." "Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting." More In Men "Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry."― Gloria Steinem "What we call Man’s power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument."― C. S. Lewis "The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men."― Emile Zola