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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the read more
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. More mankind quotes coming soon. If you have a quote or proverb about mankind, please use the "Submit a Quote" form below to have your mankind quote reviewed by an editor. Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -John Donne.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
The most acute social priority is for individuals to clean up their own mental and emotional messes. -Doc Childre.
The most acute social priority is for individuals to clean up their own mental and emotional messes. -Doc Childre.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their read more
We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since read more
If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.
We must be our own before we can be another's.
We must be our own before we can be another's.
