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    It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human
    nature, and to learn to look without wonder or disgust on the
    weaknesses which are found in the strongest minds.

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Every human heart is human.

Every human heart is human.

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If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or read more

If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own . . . how much kinder, how much gentler he would be.

by William Allen White Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.

Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.

by George Santayana 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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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

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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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A humanist is anyone who rejects the attempt to describe or account for man wholly on the basis of physics, read more

A humanist is anyone who rejects the attempt to describe or account for man wholly on the basis of physics, chemistry or animal behaviour.

by Joseph R. Krutch Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

by Walter S. Landor Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

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