The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and read more

If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and organization, we can say this: were there the slightest possibility that another rival or superior species might appear, on earth or elsewhere, man would use every means at his disposal to destroy it.

Man makes holy what he beleives, as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Man makes holy what he beleives, as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Never to blend our pleasure or our pride
With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.

Never to blend our pleasure or our pride
With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

Of mankind in general, the parts are greater than the whole.

Of mankind in general, the parts are greater than the whole.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.