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We must be our own before we can be another's.
We must be our own before we can be another's.
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
Man is a piece of the universe made alive
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. -Mother Teresa.
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. -Mother Teresa.
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human read more
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the read more
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the read more
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. More mankind quotes coming soon. If you have a quote or proverb about mankind, please use the "Submit a Quote" form below to have your mankind quote reviewed by an editor. Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -John Donne.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.
Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.
