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“Mankind divides itself into two classes,--benefactors and malefactors. The second class is vast; the first a handful.”

Firsts Two Class Mankind Behavior Divides Handful Benefactors

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

“We frequently fall into error and folly, not because the true principles of action are not known, but because for a time they are not remembered; he may, therefore, justly be numbered among the benefactors of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences that may early be impressed on the memory, and taught by frequent recollection to occur habitually to the mind.”

Mind May Action Fall Memories Known Principles Mankind Taught Errors Sentences Remembered Folly Contracts Impressed Recollection Benefactors Rules Of Life

Book:The beauties of Johnson: choice selections from his works

Source: The beauties of Johnson: choice selections from his works

“Till the hour when the trump of the Archangel shall sound to announce that Time shall be no more, the name of Lafayette shall stand enrolled upon the annals of our race, high on the list of the pure and disinterested benefactors of mankind.”

Names Sound Hours Race Mankind Trump Pure Lists Disinterested Archangel Benefactors Lafayette

Author:Marquis de Lafayette

“Suspicious princes often promote the last of mankind, from a vain persuasion that those who have no dependence except on their favor will have no attachment except to the person of their benefactor.”

Persons Lasts Mankind Favors Vain Attachment Dependence Persuasion Suspicious Benefactors

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“This idea [standardized time zones] was first advanced and fought for by Sandford Fleming of Canada and Charles F. Dowd of the United States. I mention them chiefly because like so many benefactors of mankind they have been rewarded by total obscurity.”

Firsts Has Beens Ideas States United United States Mankind Canada Zone Obscurity Benefactors Time Zones

Author:Isaac Asimov

“The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.”

Ifs Knows Persons Doe Art Ends Motivational Energy One Thing Mankind Raises Excellence Merit Crowns Life And Love Benefactors Lentils

Book:The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part II: The End of the Story

Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part II: The End of the Story

“I have very carefully studied Islam and the life of its Prophet (PBUH). I have done so both as a student of history and as a critic. And I have come to conclusion that Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a great man and a deliverer and benefactor of mankind which was till then writhing under the most agonising Pain.”

Men Done Pain Mankind Students Critics Islam Conclusion Prophet Great Men Muhammad Benefactors

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“Ingratitude is amongst them a capital crime, as we read it to have been in some other countries: for they reason thus; that whoever makes ill-returns to his benefactor, must needs be a common enemy to the rest of the mankind, from where he has received no obligations and therefore such man is not fit to live.”

Men Needs Has Beens Country Reason Common Enemy Mankind Crime Return Fit Ill Obligation Other Countries Ingratitude Benefactors Common Enemy

Author:Jonathan Swift