Human nature Quote by GE Paulus

People oppose things because they are ignorant of them.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Whether we realize it or not, most of us define ourselves by opposing rather than by favoring something or someone. To put it another…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“The greater part of mankind are naturally apt to be affirmative and dogmatical in their opinions; and while they see objects only on one…

— David Hume

“Beliefs are things to be cherished but we cannot be intolerant of others whose beliefs we disagree with. That intolerance can lead to war…

— Peter Tremayne

“Unconsciously we seek the principles and opinions which are suited to our temperament, so that at last it seems as if these principles and…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“we often refuse to accept an idea merely because the way in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Whether we realise it or not, most of us define ourselves by opposing rather than by favouring something or someone. To put it another…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“Some people consider themselves a shade better because they do not support the wrong; however, they lack the conviction to oppose. They do not…

— Shiv Khera

To oppose something is to maintain it... You must go somewhere else; you must have another goal; then you walk a different road.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“Maybe one of the greatest criticisms that we can levy against ourselves is our unwillingness to stand against the criticisms that people levy against…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“People have been bred to hate for generations -- eons, maybe. Some fundamental urge. Something implicit in the human condition.”

— Allan Dare Pearce

“As humans, we unconsciously embrace the group’s beliefs and behaviors without questioning them or surrender to their opinions.”

— Dragos Bratasanu, Ph.D