Top 25 Mankind Quotes of 398 - Page 9

To live in mankind is far more than to live in a name.

To live in mankind is far more than to live in a name.

Names, Identity, Mankind

Vachel Lindsay, Dennis Camp (1984). “The poetry of Vachel Lindsay: complete & with Lindsay's drawings”, Spoon River Poetry Pr

No man is so great as mankind.

Theodore Parker

Men, Mankind

Theodore Parker (1853). “Theism, Atheism, and the Popular Theology: Sermons”, p.55

...humankind's limited scope of mercy was reserved for their own.

Stephenie Meyer

Mercy, Scope, Humankind

Stephenie Meyer (2009). “The Host”, p.342, Hachette UK

In absolute terms, I am the most legally persecuted man of all times, in the whole history of mankind, worldwide.

Silvio Berlusconi

Men, Mankind, Term

"Silvio Berlusconi: I am inferior to no one in history" by John Hooper, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2009.

Unfortunately for the betterment of mankind it is not always the fair-minded who are in the right.

Saul Bellow

Mankind, Betterment, Fairs

The public pleasures of far the greater part of mankind are counterfeit.

Samuel Johnson

Pleasure, Mankind, Counterfeit

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins (1787). “The Idler”, p.68

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest.

Samuel Johnson

Misled, Mankind, Interest

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.148

Here is the basic question: Are we marionettes, or are we creatures of free will who just happen to have a lot of jerky reflexes?

Robert Breault

Free Will, Reflexes, Mankind

Were it only to learn benevolence to humankind, we should be merciful to other creatures.

Plutarch

Should, Benevolence, Humankind

Plutarch (2013). “Plutarch's Lives”, p.14, Cosimo, Inc.

How do you expect mankind to be happy in pairs when it is miserable separately?

Peter De Vries

Pairs, Miserable, Mankind

Peter De Vries (2014). “Reuben, Reuben: A Novel”, p.313, University of Chicago Press

Kenneth Hari's art work shall influence mankind.

Pablo Casals

Art, Influence, Mankind

Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind.

Oliver Goldsmith

Sorrow, Mankind, Let Me

Oliver Goldsmith (1854). “The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith ; The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale”, p.8

Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.

Michael Steele

Jobs, Government, Mankind

"10 New Rules For Republicans" by Ben Cohen, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 11, 2009.

A rational nature admits of nothing but what is serviceable to the rest of mankind.

Marcus Aurelius

Human Nature, Mankind, Rational

Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), André Dacier, Thomas Gataker (1701). “The Emperor-Marcus Antonius: his conversation with himself. together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker”, p.180

Only the naive inflationist's could believe that government could enrich mankind through fiat money.

Ludwig von Mises

Believe, Government, Mankind

The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.

Lord Acton

Passion, Allies, Mankind

Lord Acton (2016). “Lectures on Modern History: Great Event”, p.27, VM eBooks