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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
The human spirit is your specifically human dimension and contains abilities other creatures do not have. Every human is spiritual; read more
The human spirit is your specifically human dimension and contains abilities other creatures do not have. Every human is spiritual; in fact, spirit is the essence of being human. You have a body that may become ill; you have a psyche that may become disturbed. But the spirit is what you are. It is your healthy core.
If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or read more
If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own . . . how much kinder, how much gentler he would be.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a read more
If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time.".
Humans can learn to like anything, that's why we are such a successful species. You can drop humans anywhere and read more
Humans can learn to like anything, that's why we are such a successful species. You can drop humans anywhere and they'll thrive--only the rat does as well.
Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?
Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
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.