A Quotes
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“A human's present was important because there was nothing after death"
-Kim Dokja”
“A human should be a trash can for the misery of other humans - a human should be a powersource for those who are weak - a human should be a sun to those living in darkness - a human should be a messiah to those who are meek.”
Source: All For Acceptance
“A human society without myth has never been known, and indeed it is doubtful whether such a society is at all possible. One measure of man's advance from his most primitive beginnings to something we call civilization is the way in which he controls his myths, his ability to distinguish between the areas of behavior, the extent to which he can bring more and more of his activity under the rule of reason.”
Source: The World of Odysseus
“A human soul devoid of longing was a soul deformed, deprived of its highest good, sick unto death.”
Source: Ravelstein
“A human spirit may find no insufficiency of food fit for it, even in the Custom House.”
Source: Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies: Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned American Novelist, Author of
“A human textbook. Study me in my slow and patient demise. Watch what happens to me. Learn with me. Morrie would walk that final bridge between life and death, and narrate the trip.”
Source: Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson
“A human touch is explosive. It’s so warm that it melts away everything, including our ego.”
Source: Dead Man Dreaming
“A human wasn't an acceptable boyfriend for a witch; nor would a human wish to date a witch. The two would never in a million light years be interested in each other. Then, again, unwritten rules were made to be broken.”
Source: The Vampire...In My Dreams
“A human who is free from regrets of past, worries of present and fears of future is a superhuman.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“A human who is truly human won't be able to live within walls, they wouldn’t be able to breathe, only the primitives feel secure behind walls.”
Source: Time to End Democracy: The Meritocratic Manifesto
“A human without a strong sense of justice, is no human - a human without a strong sense of acceptance, is no human - a human without a strong sense of egalitarianism, is no human.”
Source: Operation Justice: To Make A Society That Needs No Law
“A human without dreams becomes an empty shell, a walking corpse, and eventually, most who have had their dreams taken from them find solace only in death.”
Source: Dream Reaper: Angels & Demons
“A human without responsibility towards the society is an animal.”
Source: Every Generation Needs Caretakers: The Gospel of Patriotism
“A human would be embarrassed by the need in my voice. There would be a reassurance, hardly meant, and then maybe a joke to lighten the mood. That's what a human would do.”
Source: Peace, Pipe
“A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people”
“A humane and authentic book written by another voice from the trenches.”
“A humane and generous concern for every individual, his health and his fulfillment, will do more to soothe the savage heart than the fear of state-inflicted death, which chiefly serves to remind us how close we remain to the jungle.”
Source: Crime in America
“A Humanidade, provavelmente, dividir-se-á em duas grandes fações: a fação das pessoas a favor de se conceder à inteligência artificial uma autoridade significativa e a fação das que se opõem a isso. O mais certo é que haja muçulmanos e judeus em ambos os lados, justificando as suas posições através de interpretações criativas do Alcorão e do Talmude.”
Source: 21 lições para o século 21
“A humanidade é a antítese do armamento,
O ser humano é a antítese da vingança.
O oposto da guerra não é a paz,
mas a responsabilização.”
Source: Monge Cientista
“A humanist is anyone who rejects the attempt to describe or account for man wholly on the basis of physics, chemistry or animal behaviour.”
“A humanitarian is always a hypocrite.”
Source: A Collection of Essays
“A humanitarian seldom makes a good lover. For a lover’s world revolves around their lover, while a humanitarian’s world revolves around the world.”
“A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.”
“A human’s love. I couldn’t wish anything better for him. Animals protect what they know. They protect what they are bound to, but humans…humans have a greater capacity for sacrifice for those who live in their hearts. (Aristotle)”
Source: Unleash The Night
“A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be reconciled to one's helplessness and let our holy and almighty God care for us, just as an infant surrenders himself to his mother's care.”
Source: Prayer
“A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning.”
“A humble man is not afraid of failure. In fact, he is not afraid of anything, even himself, since perfect humility implies perfect confidence in the power of God.”
Source: New Seeds of Contemplation
“A humble man is welcomed at all doors.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“A humble man who lives a spiritual life, when he reads the Holy Scriptures, while relate all things to himself and not to others.”
“A humble person is comfortable in their own skin.”
Source: Strive: Life is Short, Pursue What Matters
“A humble person is more likely to be self confident... a person with real humility knows how much they are loved.”
“A humble person is not one who thinks little of himself, hangs his head and says, "I'm nothing." Rather, he is one who depends wholly on the Lord for everything, in every circumstance.”
“A humble person never accuse anyone of arrogance.”
“A humble person never stops learning.”
“A humble person realizes that they do not know everything and demonstrates the ability to inspect their own behavior free of egotistical distortions in order to prompt growth.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“A humble sage is better than a proud scholar.”
“A humble shopkeeper who never attended high school can be a wise one - a construction worker who can barely read and write can be a wise one - a stripper who boldly earns a living by entertaining people can be a wise one. It's not the profession that makes a person wise or fool, it's their character.”
Source: When Call The People: My World My Responsibility
“A humble sinner is better than a proud saint.”
“A humble spirit leads to a happy soul.”
“A humble student is better than a proud scholar.”
“A humble teacher and a curious student ignite each other's spark like fireworks in the night sky, creating a beautiful and memorable spectacle.”
“A humble woman gets her strength from God and gives Him all the glory when something good happens”
Source: Turn My Life Around Discovering Your Purpose
“A Humboldt, en fin, se le considerará como un nuevo descubridor de América; el verdadero, si se le compara con la avidez mercantil, el delirio mesiánico y la estulticia intelectual de Cristóbal Colón. Caldas será tan solo un mártir equívoco que los colombianos siguen homenajeando con admiración desproporcionada.”
Source: Los Derrotados
“A hummingbird cake, she decided as she turned on the kitchen light. It was made with bananas and pineapples and pecans and had a cream cheese frosting.
She would make it light enough to float away.
She reached over to open the window.
To float to her daughter.”
Source: The Girl Who Chased the Moon
“A humorist doesn't really do that much note-taking.”
“A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.”
“A humorist tells himself every morning, "I hope it's going to be a rough day." When things are going well, it's much harder to make the right jokes.”
“A humour of reading books, except those of devotion or housewifery, is apt to turn a woman's brain... All affectation of knowledge beyond what is merely domestic, renders them vain, conceited and pretending.”
“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something."
Frank Capra”
“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.”