Quotes about Humanity
As far as pertains to those secret promptings we are discussing, Solomon's statement that the heart of a king is turned about hither and thither at God's pleasure [Prov. 21:1] certainly extends to all the human race, and carries as much weight as if he had said: "Whatever we conceive of in our minds is directed to his own end by God's secret inspiration."
— John Calvin
If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house, then in a field,...it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light.
— John Calvin
A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.
— John Calvin
Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee.
— John Donne
All mankind is of one Author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated.
— John Donne
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
— John Donne
Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
— John Donne
No man is an Island, entire of itself every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls It tolls for thee.
— John Donne
No man is an island, entire of itself every man is a piece of the continent.
— John Donne
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
— John Donne
My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts must die.
— John Donne
No man is an island, no man stands alone . . . Each man's death diminishes me, because I am involved with mankind . . .
— John Donne