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"Let each man think himself an act of God. His mind a thought, his life a breath of God."
"But if, indeed, there be a nobler life in us than in these strangely moving atoms; if, indeed, there is an eternal difference between the fire which inhabits them, and that which animates us,— it must be shown, by each of us in his appointed place, not merely in the patience, but in the activity of our hope, not merely by our desire, but our labor, for the time when the dust of the generations of men shall be confirmed for foun: dations of the gates of the city of God."

A man is a male adult human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy.
"Let each man think himself an act of God. His mind a thought, his life a breath of God."
"Man is mans A, B, C. Theres none that can Read God aright, unless he first spell man."
"Surely there came over man a time when he was nothing that could be mentioned. Surely We have created man from sperm mixed (with ovum), to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing. We have truly shown him the way; he may be thankful or unthankful. Surely we have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a burning Fire. The righteous truly drink of a cup tempered with camphor"
"A man! A man! My kingdom for a man!"
"Metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede verum est."
"Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear."