“Losing is like smoking. It's habit forming”; “Fear is the basis of all mankind. In cards, you psyche 'em out, you shark 'em, you put the fear of God in 'em” MankindHabitLosingBasesCardsSmokingEmsSharks Author:Puggy Pearson
“Faced with a world of "modern ideas" which would like to banish everyone into a corner and a "specialty," a philosopher, if there could be a philosopher these days, would be compelled to establish the greatness of mankind, the idea of "greatness," on the basis of his own particular extensive range and multiplicity, his own totality in the midst of diversity.” IfsWorldIdeasWould BeModernMankindGreatnessParticularDiversityBasesPhilosopherCornersThese DaysRangeMidstCompelledTotalityMultiplicitySpecialty Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“All great humorists are sad... I cannot help seeing beyond the tinsel of humour, and recognising the pitiful basis of jest - the world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.” WorldHelpingSeeingMankindHumourJokesBasesComicHumoristsJestPitifulTinsel Author:H. P. Lovecraft
“Every time we have come to the end of a conflict, somehow we have persuaded ourselves that the nature of mankind and the nature of the world have changed on an enduring basis and so we have dismantle our military and intelligence capabilities. My hope is that as we wind down in Iraq and whatever the level of our commitment in Afghanistan, that we not forget the basic nature of humankind has not changed.” WorldEndsForgetLevelsMankindMilitaryChangedWindConflictCommitmentBasesEndureIraqAfghanistanCapabilityHumankindNature Of Man Author:Robert M. Gates
“A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.” MenPurposePathMankindEvolutionHigherBasesSelfish Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but also to my profession, to the practice of law, and to the justice for all mankind, to cry out against this discrimination which is essentially unjust and opposed to the whole basis of the attitude towards justice which is part of the tradition of legal training in this country. I believed that in taking up a stand against this injustice I was upholding the dignity of what should be an honorable profession.” PeopleShouldCountryWholeLawJusticeAttitudePracticeMankindCryDutyTrainingTraditionDignityBasesRegardInjusticeProfessionDiscriminationHonorableUnjustJustice For All Author:Nelson Mandela
“The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general welfare and happiness; the endeavour so to rule our lives that we may serve and bless mankind.” MayActionOur LivesMankindMoralityBasesWelfareBlessAdaptationPromotionOur ActionsUtilityEndeavourGeneral Welfare Book:Annie Besant: An Autobiography Source: Annie Besant: An Autobiography
“One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.” PeopleHas BeensSimpleMankindMoralityConnectionsBasesTragedyAssumingGreat Tragedy Author:Arthur C. Clarke