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There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear
Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty
He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move
Mankind is made great or little by its own will
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive
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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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