Humanity Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“Man lives consciously for himself but unconsciously he serves as an instrument for the accomplishment of historical and social ends.”

— Leo Tolstoy

Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic, universal, aims of humanity.

— Leo Tolstoy

“There are two sides to each man’s life: his personal life, which is the more free the more abstract its interests, and his elemental,…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Although on a conscious level a man lives for himself, he is actually being used for the attainment of humanity's historical aims. A deed…

— Leo Tolstoy

“A human being lives out not only his personal life as an individual, but also, consciously or subconsciously, the lives of his epoch and…

— Thomas Mann

“By the grace of reality and the nature of life, man–every man–is an end in himself, he exists for his own sake, and the…

— Ayn Rand

“There are two sides to the life of every man, his individual life, which is the more free the more abstract its interests, and…

— Leo Tolstoy

“To lead a human life, a man must have a notion of himself as having a past and a future.”

— Mary Warnock

“One's own life: an instrument for the shaping of the world.”

— Laini Taylor

“Each one of us has the power — and must develop the will — to be the hero of his own life. We believe…

— Andrew Bernstein

“At the center of a man's purpose rests the hunger for competition, war, chaos, and calmness. You take it away, there is nothing but…

— Lionel Suggs

“The greatest and glorious masterpiece of a man is how to live with a purpose.”

— Michel de Montaigne