Short quotations about, human - Page 7

William Wordsworth

What though the radiance which was …

15 Feb , 2011  

What though the radiance which was once so bright Be not forever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;Grief not, rather find, Strength in what remains behind, In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be, In the soothing thoughts […]

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H. G. Wells

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. Great short quote and quotation by: H. G. Wells , English author, historian, & utopian (1866 – 1946)

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Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1950)

When we abolish the slavery of half…

15 Feb , 2011  

When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the “division” of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form. Great short quote and quotation by: Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1950) ,

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Where is human nature so weak as in…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Ward Beecher , US abolitionist & clergyman (1813 – 1887)

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Where is human nature so weak as in…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Ward Beecher , US abolitionist & clergyman (1813 – 1887)

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Heinrich Heine, From his play Almansor (1821)

Where they have burned books, they …

15 Feb , 2011  

Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings. (Dort, wo man B?cher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen) Great short quote and quotation by: Heinrich Heine, From his play Almansor (1821) , German critic & poet (1797 – 1856)

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Where, after all, do universal huma…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home?so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: The neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where […]

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Where, after all, do universal huma…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home- so close and so smallthat they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they arethe world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he […]

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George Santayana

Whoever it was who searched the hea…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whoever it was who searched the heavens with a telescope and found no God would not have found the human mind if he had searched the brain with a microscope. Great short quote and quotation by: George Santayana , US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952)

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Robert Collier

You can do anything you think you c…

27 Apr , 2010  

You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert Collier ,

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Marion Wink, O Magazine, 2003

You can make those promises with ju…

27 Apr , 2010  

You can make those promises with just as much passion the second time around. Such is the regenerative power of the human heart. Great short quote and quotation by: Marion Wink, O Magazine, 2003 ,

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon

You cannot slander human nature; it…

27 Apr , 2010  

You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it. Great short quote and quotation by: Charles Haddon Spurgeon , English preacher (1834 – 1892)

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