Quote by Ernest Hemingway

A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Summary

This quote, by Ernest Hemingway, suggests that while a person may face numerous challenges and hardships that threaten to break them down, their spirit and resolve cannot be completely shattered. It highlights the resilience and inner strength inherent in individuals, emphasizing that even in the face of immense adversity, one can find the courage to persevere and rise above their circumstances. Hemingway's quote serves as a reminder that it is ultimately our attitude and determination that determine our outcome, rather than the external events we encounter.

Topics

Men Man Defeat Achievement

By Ernest Hemingway

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and W

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race.

War

He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and

He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'l

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Positive

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a t

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due t

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact that none of us sound like we should be on the radio. We don't sound professional; we sound like people you would know.

Life Success People Sound

Poetry is like making a joke. If you get one word wrong at t

Poetry is like making a joke. If you get one word wrong at the end of a joke, you've lost the whole thing.

Poetry

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I gi

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.

Sacrifice

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has br

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.

Charles Franklin Kettering

Change

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Abraham Lincoln

Force

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

Teacher

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history.

History

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal gove

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

Work Government Service