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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 meaning of his unique existence.

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If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a read more

If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time.".

by Rebecca West Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

by Voltaire Found in: Humanity Quotes, People Quotes,
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For nothing human foreign was to him.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

by James Thomson (1) 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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man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

by Blaise Pascal 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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I am a man; nothing human is alien to me.

I am a man; nothing human is alien to me.

by Terence Found in: Humanity Quotes,
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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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For the interesting and inspiring thing about America, gentlemen,
is that she asks nothing for herself except what she read more

For the interesting and inspiring thing about America, gentlemen,
is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right
to ask for humanity itself.

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