Best mankind & ought Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“That man is formed for social life is an observation which, upon our first inquiry, presents itself immediately to our view, and our reason approves that wise and generous principle which actuated the first founders of civil government, an institution which hat its origin in the weakness of individuals, and hath for its end the strength and security of all; and so long as the means of effecting this important end are thoroughly known and religiously attended to government is one of the richest blessings to mankind, and ought to be held in the highest veneration”

“To philosopher and historian the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.”

Mankind Events Ought Ordinary Madness Philosopher Stupidity Historian Wickedness Imbeciles

Author:David Hume

“Mankind ought to be taught that religions are but the varied expressions of THE RELIGION, which is Oneness, so that each may choose the path that suits him best.”

May Religion Path Mankind Taught Expression Ought Suits Oneness

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one.”

Remember Mankind Ought Corruption Accusation Convicts

Book:A Letter On the Affairs of America

Source: A Letter On the Affairs of America

“Reason, it is true, is DICTATOR in the Society of Mankind; from her there ought to lie no Appeal; But here we want a Pope in our Philosophy, to be the infallible Judge of what is or is not Reason.”

Want Reason Philosophy Lying Mankind Judging Ought Appeals Dictator Pope Infallible

Book:The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt

Source: The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt

“Even if nothing worse than wasted mental effort could be laid to the charge of theology, that alone ought to be sufficient to banish it from the earth, as one of the worst enemies of mankind.”

Ifs Earth Effort Enemy Atheism Worst Mankind Ought Positive Atheism Theology Sufficient Worst Enemy

Author:Lydia M. Child

“Surely the church is a place where one day's truce ought to be allowed to the dissensions and animosities of mankind.”

Church Mankind Ought One Day Animosity Dissension Truce

Book:On Taste on the Sublime and Beautiful, Reflections on the Revolution, A Letter to a Noble Lord

Source: On Taste on the Sublime and Beautiful, Reflections on the Revolution, A Letter to a Noble Lord

“Most men appear to think that the art of despotic government is statesmanship, and what men affirm to be unjust and inexpedient in their own case they are not ashamed of practicing towards others; they demand just rule for themselves, but where other men are concerned they care nothing about it. Such behavior is irrational; unless the one party is, and the other is not, born to serve, in which case men have a right to command, not indeed all their fellows, but only those who are intended to be subjects; just as we ought not to hunt mankind, whether for food or sacrifice . .”

Thinking Men Art Government Care Born Party Cases Sacrifice Subjects Mankind Human Nature Ought Demand Behavior Concerned Fellows Command Ashamed Irrational Unjust Hunts Statesmanship Command Not

Author:Aristotle

“Men cry because things are not what they ought to be.”

Men Suffering Mankind Cry Ought

Author:Albert Camus

“The method of authority will always govern the mass of mankind; and those who wield the various forms of organized force in the state will never be convinced that dangerous reasoning ought not to be suppressed in some way.”

Way States Form Force Mankind Dangerous Ought Authority Mass Method Various Convinced Reasoning Organized

Book:The Essential Peirce, Volume 1: Selected Philosophical Writings? (1867–1893)

Source: The Essential Peirce, Volume 1: Selected Philosophical Writings? (1867–1893)

“To amend mankind, moralists should show them man, not as he is, but as he ought to be.”

Men Should Shows Mankind Ought Moralist

Book:Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

Source: Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

“You will find that reason, which always ought to direct mankind, seldom does; but that passions and weaknesses commonly usurp itsseat, and rule in its stead.”

Doe Reason Passion Mankind Ought Weakness Direct

Book:Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son

Source: Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son

“Really, one of us ought to have the courage to call the experiment off and shoulder the responsibility for the decision, but the majority reckons that that kind of courage would be a sign of cowardice, and the first step in a retreat. They think it would mean an undignified surrender for mankind as if there was any dignity in floundering and drowning in what we don't understand and never will.”

Ifs Thinking Firsts Kind Mean Would Be Decision Responsibility Steps Mankind Ought Dignity Majority Surrender Experiments Shoulders Cowardice First Steps Retreat Drowning Floundering

Author:Stanislaw Lem

“To improve both sexes they ought, not only in private families, but in public schools, to be educated together. If marriage be the cement of society, mankind should all be educated after the same model, or the intercourse of the sexes will never deserve the name of fellowship.”

Ifs Should School Together Names Sex Marriage Mankind Ought Models Deserve Educated Public School Fellowship Intercourse Cement Vindication

Book:A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: Abridged with Related Texts

Source: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: Abridged with Related Texts

“For earthly princes lay aside their power when they rise up against God, and are unworthy to be reckoned among the number of mankind. We ought, rather, utterly to defy them.”

Numbers Mankind Ought Lays Unworthy

Book:Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion

Source: Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion

“Its guilt therefore in these cases, is not to be measure by its effects on the happiness of mankind; nor is it to be denominated true or false glory, accordingly as the ends to which it is directed are beneficial or mischievous, just or unjust objects of pursuit; but it is false, because it exalts that which ought to be abased, and criminal, because it encroaches on the prerogative of God.”

Ends Cases Mankind Effects Objects Ought Glory Guilt Criminals Pursuit Unjust Beneficial Prerogative Mischievous True Or False

Book:Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ...: Contrasted with Real Christianity ...

Source: Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ...: Contrasted with Real Christianity ...

“All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.”

Source: Two treatises of government

“I have since often observed, how incongruous and irrational the common temper of mankind is, especially of youth ... that they are not ashamed to sin, and yet are ashamed to repent; not ashamed of the action for which they ought justly to be esteemed fools, but are ashamed of the returning, which only can make them be esteemed wise men.”

Men Action Sin Common Wise Mankind Youth Fool Ought Ashamed Temper Irrational Repent

Book:Robinson Crusoe

Source: Robinson Crusoe

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