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    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.

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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.

by Joseph Fabry Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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A humanist is anyone who rejects the attempt to describe or account for man wholly on the basis of physics, read more

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

by Joseph R. Krutch Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

by Kalan 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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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

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Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. [Gene!:5].

Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. [Gene!:5].

by Bible Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.

The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.

by William Osler Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors, read more

Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors, and a misfit from the start.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable read more

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

by Herman Hesse Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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