Humanism Quotes

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The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it

In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.

Humanism is the only - I would go so far as saying the final- resistance we have against the inhuman practices and injustices that disfigure human history.

Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud.

A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect.

One can't understand the Christian Right and similar movements unless one sees them as reactive - they're reacting to what they call secular humanism

That which is called humanism, but what would be more correctly called irreligious anthropocentrism, cannot yield answers to the most essential questions of our life

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others.

We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.

I think the American Dream should be about a greater progressive legislation that allows for what I call a necessary future world of cooperational humanism.

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

Humanism involves far more than the negation of supernaturalism. It requires an affirmative philosophy . . . translated into a life devoted to one's own improvement and the service of all mankind.

From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.

The sense of justice is continuous with the love of mankind.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

Humanism is the philosophy that you should be a good guest at the dinner table of life.

People don't always tell you what they are thinking. They just see to it that you don't advance in life.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.

America is not dying because of the strength of humanism but the weakness of evangelism.

Our basic problem today is that we have two religions in conflict, humanism and Christianity, each with its own morality and the laws of that morality.

Faith does not offer a strong link between our beliefs and actual states of the world.

Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit of all.

Humanism is the creed of those who believe that in the circle of enwrapping mystery, men's fates are in their own hands - a faith that for modern man is becoming the only possible faith.

it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.

Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.

What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.

As my son Frankie put it, Humanism has changed the Twenty-third Psalm: They began - I am my shepherd. Then - Sheep are my shepherd. Then - Everything is my shepherd. Finally - Nothing is my shepherd.

Western humanism has religious and transcendent sources without which it is incomprehensible to itself.

Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from science, ethics, and philosophy.

We're fighting against humanism, we're fighting against liberalism...we are fighting against all the systems of Satan that are destroying our nation today...our battle is with Satan himself.

Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.

Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.

Distinguish between real needs and artificial wants and control the latter.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

Secular humanism debases the human.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

The great and constant need of those who investigate homicide and practice forensic pathology or criminal law is a warm humanism.

Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.

We're going to bring back God and the Bible and drive the gods of secular humanism right out of the public schools of America.

To embrace humanism is to embrace the concept that caring for our fellow human beings is our highest calling.

My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men.

A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking.

I had no knowledge of divine help, and all the world lost faith in gradual progress.

Morality comes from humanism and is stolen by religion for its own purposes.

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.

It's no secret that in New York during the last 30 years there has been a tragic exodus from the churches into materialism, secularism and humanism.