Human Being Quotations Quotes & Sayings

Go to the Sydney Institute Media Watch Dog website to marvel at [its] work — Mark Latham

Only economists mistake physical opulence for riches. — Aldo Leopold

People with learning goals are all about increasing their skills, whereas those with performance goals are all about winning, and looking smart. Because — Scott Barry Kaufman

The heliocentric system itself admits of an obvious symbolism, since it identifies the centre of the world with the source of light. Its rediscovery by Copernicus (For it is not a case of an unprecedented discovery. Copernicus himself refers to Nicetas of Syracuse as also to certain quotations in Plutarch) however, produced no new spiritual vision of the world; rather it was comparable to the popularization of an esoteric truth. The heliocentric system had no common measure with the subjective experiences of people; in it man had no organic place. Instead of helping the human mind to go beyond itself and to consider things in terms of the immensity of the cosmos, it only encouraged a materialistic Prometheanism which, far from being superhuman, ended by becoming inhuman. — Titus Burckhardt

Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children. — Andrew Davies

It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth. — Bertrand Russell

Everyone experiences the feelings of sadness and loneliness. We might rue our lack of companionship, but some people present a desperate need for aloneness. Being alone allows a person to think, imagine, and take in nature. Because being alone is essential for specific human actions, similar to all other aspects of life, it is a gift. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Just because you don't believe it[] [ ... ]doesn't mean that it's not true. — Katherine Howe

But before twenty is the joy of the body, and after thirty is the joy of the mind; before twenty is the pleasure of protection and security; and after thirty, the joy of parentage and home. How — Will Durant

Your religion is whatever makes you a better human being. — Abhijit Naskar

Love can literally transform a human being. It can make us do either heroic or evil deeds. It is the best inspiration ever. — Abhijit Naskar

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations. — Danny Boyle