Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising. ~By Titus Maccius Plautus ~
I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us. ~By Sylvia Earle ~
Art must unquestionably have a social value; that is, as a potential means of communication it must be addressed, and in comprehensible terms, to the understanding of mankind. ~By Rockwell Kent ~
Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic spread and is more deeply rooted among more peoples than any other religion in the history of mankind. ~By Kenneth Scott Latourette ~
If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds become organically one, and for this reason the family is total poetry. ~By Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel ~
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. ~By Mark Twain ~
The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all. ~By Alexander Solzehnitsyn ~
To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue must seem... ridiculous. ~By William Hazlitt ~
Circumstances give in reality to every political principle, its distinguishing colour, and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind. ~By David Trimble ~
National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right. ~By Arthur Schopenhauer ~
We have lived through the flood time of fascism and of the nazism which ran its meteoric course at a cost to mankind in suffering and waste beyond all computation. ~By Emily Greene Balch ~
The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as moral and intellectual. ~By Arthur Henderson ~
I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind. ~By Julia Ward Howe ~
A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind. ~By Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~
Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind. ~By Cotton Mather ~
This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time. ~By Taylor Hackford ~
Before the discovery of agriculture mankind was everywhere so divided, the size of each group being determined by the natural fertility of its locality. ~By Arthur Keith ~
Look at Christ, my dear friend: His life was divine through and through, full of self-denial, and He did everything for mankind, finding His satisfaction and His delight in the dissolution of His material being. ~By Mikhail Bakunin ~
Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it! ~By John Ciardi ~
As I watch what is happening in the Middle East and the carnage that comes over our television screens every evening, I cannot help but ask myself, what is wrong with humankind that we cannot stop the killing? ~By Marcy Kaptur ~
To live for a principle, for the triumph of some reform by which all mankind are to be lifted up to be wedded to an idea may be, after all, the holiest and happiest of marriages. ~By Elizabeth Cady Stanton ~
All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind. ~By Eisaku Sato ~
The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other. ~By Walter Bagehot ~
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up. ~By Alfred North Whitehead ~
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. ~By Theodore Bikel ~
A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind. ~By Robert Sheckley ~
That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind. ~By Frank Moore Colby ~
Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing. ~By Jan de Bont ~
It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion. ~By Bertrand Russell ~
By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade. ~By Desiderius Erasmus ~
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. ~By John Locke ~
Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. ~By Norman Borlaug ~
Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our fleets come loaded with every folly home. ~By Shelby Foote ~
The proper study of mankind is the science of design. ~By Herbert Simon ~
Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea. ~By Madalyn Murray O'Hair ~
Be it whim or emergency, the modern laboratory is equally at the service of romance, equally ready to gratify mankind with a torpedo or a toy. ~By Richard Le Gallienne ~
Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. ~By L. Frank Baum ~
The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. ~By Henry George ~
The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind. ~By William Blackstone ~
Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. ~By David Hume ~
Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones. ~By William Lyon Mackenzie King ~
As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever renewing fight for ascendancy in the affairs of mankind, human beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle for the one against the other. ~By John Stuart Mill ~
The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian. ~By Daniel D. Palmer ~
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. ~By Ludwig von Mises ~
I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death. ~By Thomas Hobbes ~
Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity. ~By Zoltan Kodaly ~
He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below. ~By Lord Byron ~
Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror. ~By David Herbert Lawrence ~
The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. ~By William James ~
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty. ~By Samuel Adams ~
If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed. ~By Ludwig von Mises ~
You can believe that he was taught to love and respect all mankind - but to fear no man. ~By Wellington Mara ~
The man of science, like the man of letters, is too apt to view mankind only in the abstract, selecting in his consideration only a single side of our complex and many-sided being. ~By James G. Frazer ~
The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind. ~By George Mason ~
In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh. ~By Robert Orben ~
So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look. Above all, I appeal to them to bear in mind the long-term threat that nuclear weapons pose to humankind and to begin action towards their elimination. ~By Joseph Rotblat ~
Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind. ~By Robert Dale Owen ~
Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world. ~By Emma Goldman ~
Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up. ~By George Santayana ~
One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind. ~By Thomas S. Monson ~
However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness. ~By Tran Duc Luong ~
The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind. ~By Woodrow Wilson ~
Jehovah God is truly rich far beyond the imagination of humankind. ~By Joseph Franklin Rutherford ~
Only when every one of us and every nation learns the secret of love for all mankind will the world become a great orchestra, following the beat of the Greatest Conductor of all. ~By Artur Rodzinski ~
Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind. ~By Albert Schweitzer ~
For the first time in history all the major countries in the world are pushing together to reach this goal... building something in space that is really for all humankind. ~By Umberto Guidoni ~
The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind. ~By William Godwin ~
I think it's wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to mankind. ~By Ziggy Marley ~
The god of the Christians, as we have seen, is the god who makes promises only to break them; who sends them pestilence and disease in order to heal them; a god who demoralizes mankind in order to improve it. ~By Johann Most ~
Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind. ~By Henry Bergh ~
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. ~By Alexander Pope ~
I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind. ~By Gene Siskel ~
Religion is the belief in an ever-living God, that is, in a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe and holding moral relations with mankind. ~By James Martineau ~
She has great problems of her own to solve, very grim and perilous problems, and a right solution, if we can attain to it, would largely benefit mankind. ~By Henry Cabot Lodge ~
I certainly feel that the time is not far distant when a knowledge of the principles of diet will be an essential part of one's education. Then mankind will eat to live, be able to do better mental and physical work and disease will be less frequent. ~By Fannie Farmer ~
Mankind is made great or little by its own will. ~By Friedrich Schiller ~
Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. ~By Thomas Paine ~
We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather. ~By Marquis De Vauvenargues ~
Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food - unless, of course, it's a mallard. ~By Ted Nugent ~
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. ~By Rudyard Kipling ~
We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear. ~By Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ~
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. ~By Benjamin Franklin ~
All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial. ~By Alva Myrdal ~
Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts. ~By Joseph Stalin ~
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected. ~By Robert Frank ~
Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful. ~By Pierre Curie ~
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind. ~By John Stuart Mill ~
I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral. ~By Robert Louis Stevenson ~
Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors. ~By Irving Langmuir ~
How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind? ~By Joel Barlow ~
Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century. ~By Tran Duc Luong ~
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last. ~By John F. Kennedy ~
A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong. ~By Horace ~
Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all. ~By Bob Marley ~
The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to unite themselves into one body for the liberty, free exercise, and unmolested enjoyment of this right. ~By Ezra Stiles ~
The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such. ~By Og Mandino ~
The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity. ~By Arthur Schopenhauer ~
What love is to man, music is to the arts and to mankind. ~By Carl Maria von Weber ~
Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. ~By George Orwell ~
It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it. ~By David R. Brower ~
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