Mankind Quotes

Beauty is one in the universe, and, whatever form it assumes, it always arouses a religious feeling in the hearts of mankind.

The pioneers and missionaries of religion have been the real cause of more trouble and war than all other classes of mankind.

There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust.

YOU know, I may have to be born again, you see, I have fallen in love with mankind.

Mankind is a dream of a shadow.

The Koran says the killing of an innocent, the taking of an innocent life, is tantamount to killing all of mankind.

When there is life and mankind, a person will live striving for good deeds, liberty and a bright life, and wish that goodness and justice will reign in the world.

What is really amazing, and frustrating, is mankind's habit of refusing to see the obvious and inevitable until it is there, and then muttering about unforeseen catastrophes.

The nature of the leadership spirit is the inherent desire of all mankind to control and regulate both environment and circumstance.

Numbers are intellectual witnesses that belong only to mankind.

A very few lonely pioneers make their way to high places never before visited . . . they create the living conditions of mankind and the majority are living on their work.

Geniuses must never die, the progress of mankind depends on us

The mass of mankind is divided into two classes, the Sancho Panza's who have a sense for reality, but no ideals, and the Don Quixote's with a sense for ideals, but mad.

If content with himself and mankind, a man is never harsh or curt.

Genuine love will always feel urged to communicate joy - to be a joy-giver. Mankind needs joy.

A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.

She has man's brain--a brain that a man should have were he much gifted--and woman's heart. The good God fashioned her for a purpose, believe me when He made that so good combination.

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind.

In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind.

Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!

Historical truth is that, and that alone, which reveals the forces that go to mould the social life of mankind.

In the common run of mankind, for one that is wise and good you find ten of a contrary character.

Losing is like smoking. It's habit forming”; “Fear is the basis of all mankind. In cards, you psyche 'em out, you shark 'em, you put the fear of God in 'em

Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind

Like the crow among mankind are the Zanj [African Blacks] for they are the worst of men and the most vicious of creatures in character and temperament.

The fatal tendency of mankind to leave off thinking about a thing when it is no longer doubtful is the cause of half their errors.

The modern computer with all its various gadgets and wonderful electronic facilities now makes it possible to preserve and reinvigorate all the cultural richness of mankind.

You can believe that he was taught to love and respect all mankind - but to fear no man.

Mankind must give up war in the Atomic Era. What is at stake is the life or death of humanity.

We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.

I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind.

The reasons for legal intervention in favour of children apply not less strongly to the case of those unfortunate slaves and victims of the most brutal part of mankind - the lower animals.

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.

Every murder strikes at the heart of civilization; it is an attack on all mankind.

Shall I ask the brave soldier who fights by my side In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree?

I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to be revived.

The proper study of mankind is books.

We must move into the universe. Mankind must save itself. We must escape the danger of war and politics. We must become astronauts and go out into the universe and discover the God in ourselves.

To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.

Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.

Mankind's ability to understand and control the forces of nature greatly exceeds our ability to govern ourselves

You must be sure that whatever health is brought to mankind it all comes from God.

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.

All the ills of mankind spring from belonging to a race, a nation, a city, a group of some kind. The ideal would be to belong to none, and to care for allbut who is capable of that?

Hours of solitude, hours of creation, hours of meditation. Solitude and meditation gave me an awareness, a perspective which I have never lost: that of solidarity with the rest of mankind.

What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

When mankind goes back to treating people the way you want to be treated, things will settle, I don't see that happening. I treat people the way I want to be treated, which makes me odd.

Know mankind well, don't degrade every man as evil, and don't exalt every man thinking he is good. He who cannot discover himself; cannot discover the world.

Half the wrong conclusions at which mankind arrive are reached by the abuse of metaphors, and by mistaking general resemblance or imaginary similarity for real identity.

Poverty can turn a person into a flaming torch for change and revolution, without which mankind would come to a standstill.