Quotes about Humanity
No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
— Viktor E. Frankl
A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.
— Max Lucado
Don't condemn me, remember rather that sometimes I, too, can reach the bursting point.
— Anne Frank
Yet has not Man wept at the sounds? And are not his tears eloquent understanding?
— Khalil Gibran
Friendless I can never be, for all mankind are my kindred, and I am on ill terms with no one member of my great family.
— Charles Dickens
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love is put in the giving.
— Mother Teresa
Life is short, but art is long. Sophocles is dead, but Oedipus lives on…Each of us when we read a great piece of literature is a little more human than before.
— James Sire
We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
— Jane Goodall
Don't be afraid to show your flaws. Imperfections are real and people respond to real. It's why we like real flowers that wilt, not perfect plastic ones that never change. Don't worry about how you're supposed to sound and how you're supposed to act. Show the world what you're really like, warts and all.
— Jason Fried
We live in a world of guided missiles and misguided men.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our world is going through a crisis of dehumanization, breakup of family life, a general loss of moral values.
— Edith Stein