Human Quotes

22022 quotes by 8110 authors

Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future. — Maria Montessori
Education should no longer be most imparting of knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentialities. — Maria Montessori
Every luminary in the constellation of human greatness, like the stars, comes out in the darkness to shine with the reflected light of God. — Mary Baker Eddy
To sit patiently with a yearning that has not yet been fulfilled, and to trust that, that fulfillment will come, is quite possibly one of… — Elizabeth Gilbert
I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I… — Og Mandino
I am quite confident that the most important part of a human being is not his physical body but his nonphysical essence, which some people… — Harold S. Kushner
I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work. — Joseph Fiennes
It would be wryly interesting if in human history the cultivation of marijuana led generally to the invention of agriculture, and thereby to civilization. — Carl Sagan
Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that… — Maria Montessori
I look at some of the great novelists, and I think the reason they are great is that they're telling the truth. The fact is… — Maya Angelou
It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more… — Maya Angelou
The cutting of primeval forest and other disasters, fueled by the demands of growing human populations, are the overriding threat to biological diversity everywhere. — E. O. Wilson
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity. — Ambrose Bierce
The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Like being a woman, like being a racial religious tribal or ethnic minority, being LGBT does not make you less human. And that is why… — Hillary Clinton
...When you can look into the face of human beings and you have enough light to recognize them as your brothers and sisters. Up until… — Henri Nouwen
The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings… — H.G. Wells
It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Compassionate thought is the most precious thing there is. It is something that only we human beings can develop. And if we have a good… — Dalai Lama
You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be. — Don Van Vliet

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