Human affairs Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known. This was the sound conclusion of the Academic sceptics, who were…

— Desiderius Erasmus

That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

Now what else is the whole life of mortals, but a sort of comedy in which the various actors, disguised by various costumes and…

— Desiderius Erasmus

“It is an adherent condition of human affairs that no intention, however sincere, of protecting the interests of others can make it safe or…

— John Stuart Mill

“For prying into any human affairs, none are equal to those whom it does not concern.”

— Victor Hugo

To make of human affairs a coherent, precise, predictable whole one must ignore or suppress man as he really is. It is by eliminating…

— Eric Hoffer

“Encounters taking the form of challenge-and-response are the most illuminating kind of events a for student of human affairs if he believes, as I…

— Arnold J. Toynbee

Public opinion shapes our destinies and guides the progress of human affairs.

— Frank B. Kellogg

“Lying is such a central characteristic of life that better understanding of it is relevant to almost all human affairs.”

— Paul Ekman

Few, if any, forces in human affairs are as powerful as shared vision.

— Peter Senge

In all crises of human affairs there are two broad courses open to a man. He can stay where he is or he can…

— P. G. Wodehouse

In the long history of human affairs, common sense doesn’t have the greatest track record.

— Gavin Extence