Humanity Quotes

4081 Humanity quotes by 2171 unique authors

Every man has frequent grievances which only the solicitude of friendship will discover and remedy, and which would remain for ever unheeded in the mighty… — Samuel Johnson
Faults and defects every work of man must have. — Samuel Johnson
All envy would be extinguished, if it were universally known that there are none to be envied. — Samuel Johnson
There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree to be weary… — Samuel Johnson
Every class of society has its cant of lamentation, which is understood or regarded by none but themselves; and every part of life has its… — Samuel Johnson
No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond… — Samuel Johnson
Those whose abilities or knowledge incline them most to deviate from the general round of life are recalled from eccentricity by the laws of their… — Samuel Johnson
Human happiness has always its abatements; the brightest sunshine of success is not without a cloud. — Samuel Johnson
We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying… — Samuel Johnson
The hostility perpetually exercised between one man and another, is caused by the desire of many for that which only few can possess. Every man… — Samuel Johnson
The power, indeed, of every individual is small, and the consequence of his endeavours imperceptible, in a general prospect of the world. Providence has given… — Samuel Johnson
Men, however distinguished by external accidents or intrinsick qualities, have all the same wants, the same pains, and, as far as the senses are consulted,… — Samuel Johnson
The most useful truths are always universal, and unconnected with accidents and customs. — Samuel Johnson
The uniform necessities of human nature produce in a great measure uniformity of life, and for part of the day make one place like another;… — Samuel Johnson
He that compares what he has done with what he has left undone, will feel the effect which must always follow the comparison of imagination… — Samuel Johnson
He that would travel for the entertainment of others, should remember that the great object of remark is human life. Every nation has something peculiar… — Samuel Johnson
It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of the most studious… — Samuel Johnson
They have exiled me now from their society and I am pleased, because humanity does not exile except the one whose noble spirit rebels against… — Khalil Gibran
To blindly trust government is to automatically vest it with excessive power. To distrust government is simply to trust humanity - to trust in the… — James Bovard
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a… — Thomas Jefferson
Thus the criminal ceases to be a person, a subject of rights and duties, and becomes merely an object on which society can work. And… — C.S. Lewis
And it is not difficult to show, by abundant instances, that to extend the bounds of what may be called moral police, until it encroaches… — John Stuart Mill
The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it. — Brian Tracy

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