Mankind Quotes

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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history… — Hannah Arendt
Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. — Neil Armstrong
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. — Neil Armstrong
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at… — Saint Augustine
Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. — Saint Augustine
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of… — Jane Austen
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress,… — Irving Babbitt
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to… — Douglas Adams
Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. — Henry Adams
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when… — James M. Barrie
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination… — John Adams
Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty. — John Adams
What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little… — Bruce Barton
I would point out that if you're a believer in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an example of climate… — Joe Barton
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed… — Frederic Bastiat
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil… — Samuel Adams
Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason. — Samuel Adams

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