For He, who gave this vast machine to roll,
Breathed Life in then, in us a Reasoning Soul;
read more

For He, who gave this vast machine to roll,
Breathed Life in then, in us a Reasoning Soul;
That kindred feelings might our state improve,
And mutual wants conduct to mutual love.

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.

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."

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

The dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all o its meaninglessness.

The dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all o its meaninglessness.

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.

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.

Respect us, human, and relieve us, poor.

Respect us, human, and relieve us, poor.