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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 meaning of his unique existence.

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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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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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Over the brink of it
Picture it--think of it,
Dissolute man.
Lave in it--drink read more

Over the brink of it
Picture it--think of it,
Dissolute man.
Lave in it--drink of it
Then, if you can.

by Thomas Hood 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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It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

by Henry Allen Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

by Denis Diderot Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness read more

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

by Carl Gustav Jung Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

by Voltaire Found in: Humanity Quotes, People Quotes,
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