Human Life Quotes

946 quotes by 686 authors

Pain is something that's common to human life. When we ignore it, we aren't engaging in the whole reality, and the pain begins to fester. — Karen Armstrong
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. — Francis Bacon
If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former… — Honore de Balzac
More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political gain. My first… — Gary Bauer
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. — Simone de Beauvoir
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. — Joseph Addison
Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God. — Henry Ward Beecher
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious… — Felix Adler
The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of… — Andrew Bernstein
Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood… — Ambrose Bierce
Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human life. — John Boehner
Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy. — Alvar Aalto
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. — Samuel Butler
Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. — Julia Cameron
Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. — Robert Casey
A 1990 Gallup poll found that 77 percent of Americans polled said abortion was the taking of human life. I agree, and believe that taking… — Robert Casey
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of… — Deepak Chopra
In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and… — Kofi Annan
The prodigious waste of human life occasioned by this perpetual struggle for room and food, was more than supplied by the mighty power of population,… — Thomas Malthus

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