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    A humanist is anyone who rejects the attempt to describe or account for man wholly on the basis of physics, chemistry or animal behaviour.

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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.

The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.

by Charles Sumner Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

by Saint Augustine Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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W'en you see a man in woe,
Walk right up and say "hullo."
Say "hullo" and "how read more

W'en you see a man in woe,
Walk right up and say "hullo."
Say "hullo" and "how d'ye do,"
"How's the world a-usin' you?"
. . . .
W'en you travel through the strange
Country t'other side the range,
Then the souls you've cheered will know
Who you be, an' say "hullo."

by Sam Walter Foss Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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We all boil at different degrees

We all boil at different degrees

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe read more

Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe such progress is relished because it feels nice.

by Paul West Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them read more

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

by Holden Caulfield Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the read more

Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the meaning of his unique existence.

by Storm Jameson Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.

I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.

by Friedrich Holderlin Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Man is an ape with possibilities.

Man is an ape with possibilities.

by Roy Chapman Andrews Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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