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Human-nature Quotes

"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble"

"When we seek the gaze of another, it isn’t always our partner we are turning to—it’s the other in ourselves."

"In this world, the mere apt to resist devotedness more than to resist godlessness"

"The rules of morality are not the conclusions of our reason"

"Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice"

"Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise"

"I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake."

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."

"Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late"

"The more refined one is, the more unhappy"

"Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes"

"We do not judge the people we love"

"Human kind cannot bear very much reality"

"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves."

"In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers"

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