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    An inadvertent step may crush the snail
    That crawls at evening in the public path.
    But he that has humanity, forewarned,
    Will turn aside and let the reptile live.

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Respect us, human, and relieve us, poor.

Respect us, human, and relieve us, poor.

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It is more comfortable to feel that we are a slight improvement on a monkey than such a fallin' off read more

It is more comfortable to feel that we are a slight improvement on a monkey than such a fallin' off from the angels.

by Finley Peter Dunne Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able read more

Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?

by Joseph Campbell Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

by Kalan Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.

The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.

by Charles Sumner Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Never to blend our pleasure or our pride
With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.

Never to blend our pleasure or our pride
With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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We are all just monkeys in business suits running around pretending to be executives.

We are all just monkeys in business suits running around pretending to be executives.

by Anon. Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we read more

My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.

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If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for read more

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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