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    Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe such progress is relished because it feels nice.

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Man makes holy what he beleives, as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Man makes holy what he beleives, as he makes beautiful what he loves.

by Ernest Renan Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable read more

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

by Herman Hesse Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

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But hearing oftentimes
The still, sad music of humanity.

But hearing oftentimes
The still, sad music of humanity.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the read more

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the difference between what things are and what they might have been.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the read more

Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the meaning of his unique existence.

by Storm Jameson Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them read more

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

by Holden Caulfield Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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