I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, but I think there are plenty of people dealing with the darker side of… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
Socrates ... brought human wisdom back down from heaven, where she was wasting her time, and restored her to man.... It is… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
We cannot doubt that self-interest is the mainspring of human nature. It must be clearly understood that this word is used here… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
I always compare marriage to communism. They're both institutions that don't conform to human nature, so you're going to end up with… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
There is something about wills which brings out the worst side of human nature. People who under ordinary circumstances are perfectly upright… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
I have been too long acquainted with human nature to have great regard for human testimony; and a very great degree of… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly - because if they don't speak… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I wish I knew all the answers, how to be perfect, attractive and witty. But I'm just a human being with all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Robin [Williams] was a world treasure. As we mourn his tragic death, we must remember him for the great waves of laughter… — Glenn Close Copy Share Image
“ The contrariety of human nature is a subject that has given a surprising amount of occupation to makers of proverbs and to… — R. Austin Freeman Copy Share Image
That's the thing: when I listen on public transport, my headphones act as a separator - a wired barrier between me and… — Sara Pascoe Copy Share Image
It must be terrible to have to live among people and not like human nature. — William Feather Copy Share Image
Westworld is an examination of human nature: the best parts of human nature... but also, violence, sexual violence have sadly been a… — Lisa Joy Copy Share Image
The loss of the religious understanding of the human condition—that Man is a fallen creature for whom virtue is necessary but never… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
You and David could both be right. Maybe human beings are programmed … to help one another, even to fall in love.… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Their favourite phrase! From which it follows that, if society is normally organised, all crime will cease at once, since there will… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
I think it's more optimistic about human nature to acknowledge that people are the products of their time but then to see… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
No war ought ever to be undertaken but under circumstances which render all intercourse of courtesy between the combatants impossible. It is… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
“Human nature is universally imbued with a desire for liberty, and a hatred for servitude.” — Julius Ceasar Copy Share Image
A great and frequent error in our judgment of human nature is to suppose that those sentiments and feelings have no existence,… — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
I think we're all greedy. Who do you know who says, 'I have enough! I don't need any more!'? It's part of… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
People want to see you doing well, but not better than them. That's a Human Nature. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Pride," observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, "is a very common failing, I believe. By all that… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
It's just human nature to try and figure things out. So, when we're in the midst of a situation, we usually try… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
“Human nature is both predictable and mysterious; prone to great and sudden advances, yet still mired in despicable self-interest.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Tell me, have you done much circus work in your life?' [asked Mulder]. Nutt drew himself up to his full height. 'And… — Les Martin Copy Share Image
“Indeed, Christian editors had long understood that nothing attracted more readers to their religious rags than speculation about the destruction of everyone… — Matthew Avery Sutton Copy Share Image
Little white lies are part of everyday life. If youre in court being charged with a felony, youre probably going to be… — Monica Raymund Copy Share Image
“How we vote on policy issues, for example, is influenced by whether we attribute economic and achievement inequalities primarily to genetic or… — Walter Mischel Copy Share Image
One of our great thematic traditions in Bad Religion has been to question human nature. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
“...capitalism satisfied the Christian demand for an institution that channels selfish human desire toward the betterment of society. Some critics accuse capitalism… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
My ambition is not only to chronicle but to interpret and reveal the movement of the mind and unfold the sources of… — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Copy Share Image
It's human nature to make the complex manageable and determine things that fit your conclusions. That's bias. — Richard Burr Copy Share Image
Human life is an extension of the principles of nature, and human civilization is a venture extrapolated out of human natures: man… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Will there be a time when equality will exist? I think given human nature there will always be conflict. — Hozier Copy Share Image
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I think if I were reading to a grandchild, I might read Tolstoy's War and Peace. They would learn about Russia, they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
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