
“Nothing marks a man's character better than his attraction to intelligence.”
Source: The Deception of the Emerald Ring
“Nothing marks a man's character better than his attraction to intelligence.”
Stated to Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran, as quoted in Faces in a Mirror (1980) by Ashraf Pahlavi, p. 129
“Blepsidemus: There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!”
tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Aristoph.+Pl.+362
Plutus, line 362-363
Plutus (388 BC)
Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942), p. 83
“Things she find most attractive in a man:”
A couple of things-intelligence, self-esteem; I like men who are sure of themselves and not just weathercocks and most importantly, integrity. Common sense and humour also help.
Personal Quotes
“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.”
Source: Why Men Marry Bitches: A Woman's Guide to Winning Her Man's Heart