Humanity Quotes

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Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press on the limits of subsistence,… — John F. Kennedy
Organs, faculties, powers, capacities, or whatever else we call them; grow by use and diminish from disuse, it is inferred that they will continue to… — Herbert Spencer
Science is not the enemy of humanity but one of the deepest expressions of the human desire to realize that vision of infinite knowledge. Science… — Heinz Pagels
Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the North would proclaim a crusade… — Charles Darwin
The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for… — E. O. Wilson
The next great task of science is to create a religion for humanity. — John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
The object of geometry in all its measuring and computing, is to ascertain with exactness the plan of the great Geometer, to penetrate the veil… — Benjamin Peirce
The recurrence of a phenomenon like Edison is not very likely. The profound change of conditions and the ever increasing necessity of theoretical training would… — Nikola Tesla
We are a caring nation, and our values should also guide us on how we harness the gifts of science. New medical breakthroughs bring the… — George W. Bush
We call the one side [of humanity] religion, and we call the other science. Religion is always right. ... Science is always wrong; it is… — George Bernard Shaw
Without initiation into the scientific spirit one is not in possession of the best tools humanity has so far devised for effectively directed reflection. [Without… — John Dewey
You bring me the deepest joy that can be felt by a man whose invincible belief is that Science and Peace will triumph over Ignorance… — Louis Pasteur
Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year. — E. O. Wilson
Science and reason liberate us from the shackles of superstition by offering us a framework for understanding our shared humanity. Ultimately, we all have the… — Gad Saad
For humanity has moved forward to an era when wrong and slavery are being displaced, and reason and justice are being recognized as the rule… — Mary Livermore
I am well aware of the disagreeable effect produced on the majority of humanity, by whatever relates, even at the slightest degree to calculations or… — Hiram Maxim
I do not know if I am mistaken, but it seems that one can obtain more truths, important to Humanity, from Chemistry than from any… — Samuel Hahnemann
It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after another and not affect humanity. When we save species, we're actually… — Joel Sartore
The mystery of life is certainly the most persistent problem ever placed before the thought of man. There is no doubt that from the time… — Guglielmo Marconi
Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic un-interestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity, the ambiguity, the humanity of… — John Updike

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