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I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender
Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule
Do not overestimate the decency of the human race
I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world
If human beings were shown what they're really like, they'd either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves
The proper study of mankind is books
Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness
I own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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