Human nature Quotes

"Power is sweet; it is a drug, the desire for which increases with a habit" "The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection." "Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." "We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them." "Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness." "In the face of pain there are no heroes." "Sanity is not statistical." "The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better." "There are some situations from which one can only escape by acting like a devil or a lunatic" "Many a truth is said in jest" "To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future." "When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door." "All men profess honesty as long as they can" "He who thinks greatly must err greatly." "Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being… there are legitimate expectations, but one must always make room for the fallibility of human nature."