Mankind Quotes

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To the eyes of a god, mankind must appear as a species of bacteria which multiply and become progressively virulent whenever they find themselves in… — Aleister Crowley
It seems to me that the god that is commonly worshipped in civilized countries is not at all divine, though he bears a divine name,… — Henry David Thoreau
If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly… — Alexander Pope
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. — John Dryden
The brotherhood of man is evoked by particular men according to their circumstances. But it seldom extends to all men. In the name of our… — R. D. Laing
Water is one of the basic needs of survival of mankind and water can destroy it, too. That is the power of NATURE. But there… — Vikas Khanna
Love binds people too, in matrimony's sacred bonds where chaste lovers are met, and friends cement their trust and friendship. How happy is mankind, if… — Boethius
That’s my idea of what a portrait ought to be, anonymous and documentary and a straightforward picture of mankind. — Walker Evans
Literature is a human apocalypse, man's revelation to man, and criticism is not a body of adjudications, but the awareness of that revelation, the last… — Northrop Frye
One of the joys of reading is the ability to plug into the shared wisdom of mankind. — Ishmael Reed
Only a fool is astonished by the foolishness of mankind. — Edward Abbey
I cannot stand forward, and give praise or blame to any thing which relates to human actions, and human concerns, on a simple view of… — Edmund Burke
I firmly believe, that before many centuries more, science will be the master of man. The engines he will have invented will be beyond his… — Henry Adams
It is unfortunate that the efforts of mankind to recover the freedom of which they have been so long deprived, will be accompanied with violence,… — Thomas Jefferson
We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed… — Benjamin Franklin
For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can… — George Washington
One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently… — Thomas Paine
Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early… — Thomas Paine
But there is another and greater distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men… — Thomas Paine
The world of A.D. 2014 will have few routine jobs that cannot be done better by some machine than by any human being. Mankind will… — Isaac Asimov
The lucky few who can be involved in creative work of any sort will be the true elite of mankind, for they alone will do… — Isaac Asimov
We must move into the universe. Mankind must save itself. We must escape the danger of war and politics. We must become astronauts and go… — Ray Bradbury
The voice of the intellect is soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Ultimately, after endless rebuffs, it succeeds.… — Sigmund Freud
In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow… — John Quincy Adams

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