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Human-nature Quotes

"The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love"

"Imperfection is inherited, therefore we all sin. But fighting the war of sin is the greatest war of all."

"If men were angels no government would be necessary"

"The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to everything else, namely not to follow it but to amend it."

"The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell."

"The fundamental problem with the human species is an excess."

"The world is not driven by greed; it's driven by envy"

"Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense and security against injuries"

"To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as rare as to prosecute a purely moral action"

"It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey"

"The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom."

"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability."

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."

"Humans are creatures who spend their lives trying to convince themselves their existence is not absurd."

"He who knows the pleaser to be false, yet still takes pleasure, is more complete as a human."

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