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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human
nature, and to learn to look without read more
It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human
nature, and to learn to look without wonder or disgust on the
weaknesses which are found in the strongest minds.
Laborin' man an' laborin' woman
Hev one glory an' one shame;
Ev'ything thet's done inhuman
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Laborin' man an' laborin' woman
Hev one glory an' one shame;
Ev'ything thet's done inhuman
Injers all on 'em the same.
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.".
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will read more
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings
