Quotes Tagged "human-being"

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences.

If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?

The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

If you are able to follow your passion by reaching out to as many human beings as possible – and inspire them through your experience, wisdom instinct, and words. “You are truly blessed

Every tree and every plant has a level of consciousness that is different from that of a human being.

It amazes me when education, religion and family values fail to create a human being.

Atau semua orang sesungguhnya sama mengandung gila? Tiap-tiap orang adalah gila di mata orang lain? Tiap-tiap orang menyimpan kegilaan yang hanya pada dirinya bisa didapat, yang hanya dari dirinya bisa orang lain lihat....

Laiki nav svarīgi. Svarīgs ir cilvēks.

You know, you take a job to make a living and also to do your duty. But a person should be more than just his trade. A job isn't everything, nor does it last for ever. Human beings should be the masters of the world and their work, and above all, masters of knowledge. Suppose both of us are umbrella repairers, and we each earn eighteen yuan a month. But then if you know about dinosaurs whereas I don't, you're better off and richer than I am. Am I right?

Instead of fighting each other in life, we should be loving each other, so that we all become better human beings.

However, I don’t understand why people insist on pitting the concepts of evolution and creation against each other. Why can’t they see that spiritualism and science are one? That bodies evolve and souls evolve and the universe is a fluid place that marries them both in a wonderful package called a human being. What’s wrong with that idea?

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.

I think Lin-Manuel deserves absolutely everything that he's getting. He is an extremely gifted guy, a very fine human being, and loves the theater. Loves it.

I'm opposed to any policy that would deny in our country any human being from access to public safety, public education, or public health, period.

What the human being sees, what is poured into his environment, becomes a force in him. In accordance with it, he forms himself.

My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar.

Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth.