Man
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As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become
Man is a useless passion
Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have
It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous
If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned
Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end
It is another of the miraculous things about mankind that there is no pain nor passion that does not radiate to the ends of the earth. Let a man in a garret but burn with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world
We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men
I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me
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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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