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“In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind.”

Believe May Earth Mankind Particular Depends Survival Lasting Preservation Inheritance Researchers Future Of Mankind

Author:Kenichi Fukui

“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.”

Ifs World Ideas Would Be Modern Mankind Greatness Particular Diversity Bases Philosopher Corners These Days Range Midst Compelled Totality Multiplicity Specialty

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“It must be remembered that there is no real reason to expect anything in particular from mankind; good and evil are local expedients - or their lack - and not in any sense cosmic truths or laws.”

Real Reason Law Evil Mankind Particular Locals Remembered Good And Evil Cosmic

Author:H. P. Lovecraft

“He that is to govern a whole Nation , must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but Mankind; which though it be hard to do, harder than to learn any Language, or Science; yet, when I shall have set down my own reading orderly, and perspicuously, the pains left another, will be only to consider, if he also find not the same in himself. For this kind of Doctrine, admitteth no other Demonstration.”

Ifs Men Kind Hard Whole Pain Reading Left Language Nations My Own Mankind Particular Harder Doctrine Demonstration Orderly

Book:Leviathan - Revised Edition

Source: Leviathan - Revised Edition

“Nature seems to have taken a particular care to disseminate her blessings among the different regions of the world, with an eye to their mutual intercourse and traffic among mankind, that the nations of the several parts of the globe might have a kind of dependence upon one another and be united together by their common interest.”

Source: The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator, no. 1-314

“It is good sense applied with diligence to what was at first a mere accident, and which by great application grew to be called, by the generality of mankind, a particular genius.”

Firsts Mankind Particular Grew Genius Mere Accidents Application Diligence Good Sense Generalities

Book:Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc

Source: Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc

“Nor need it cause surprise that things disagreeable to the good man should seem pleasant to some men; for mankind is liable to many corruptions and diseases, and the things in question are not really pleasant, but only pleasant to these particular persons, who are in a condition to think them so.”

Thinking Men Needs Should Persons Seems Causes Conditions Mankind Human Nature Particular Disease Surprise Corruption Pleasant Good Man Liable Disagreeable

Book:The Nicomachean ethics

Source: The Nicomachean ethics

“Man is spiritual being -- a soul, in other words -- and that this soul takes on different bodies from life to life on earth to order at last to arrive at such perfect knowledge, through repeated experience, as to enable one to assume a body fit to be the dwelling-place of a Mahatma or perfected soul. Then, they say, that particular soul becomes a spiritual helper to mankind.”

Men Different Soul Body Earth Lasts Spiritual Order Perfect Mankind Particular Fit Assuming Dwelling Helpers Spiritual Beings Dwelling Place

Author:H. P. Blavatsky

“I perfectly understand the particular attention which you pay to the question of nuclear energy, and fully realize the possible dangers and catastrophes which might result for mankind from an irresponsible attitude. In this field my wish is for Iran to put all her efforts towards the peaceful use of atomic energy. We shall continue to co-operate with all the nations of the world to attain this end in the interests of human society.”

“The principles of pleasure are not firm and stable. They are different in all mankind, and variable in every particular with such a diversity that there is no man more different from another than from himself at different times.”

Men Different Pleasure Principles Mankind Particular Diversity Firm Stable Variables Different Times

Book:Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works

Source: Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works

“Perhaps the highest goodness attainable is a life of service to all mankind. Such an ideal is supported in nearly every page in the Gospels-the parables, the sermons, and the countless acts of service by our Lord Himself. The ideal is not limited to any particular kind of service, nor a given quantity of service. The ideal is accepting life itself as a trust to be used in the welfare of mankind. It is a life that is glad for the chance to be of any help, an attitude that 'service is the rent we pay for our own room on earth.' (Lord Halifax)”

“Make Him your friend and protector and your felicity is secured both here and hereafter. And with respect to particular duties to Him, it is your happiness that you are well assured that he best serves his Maker, who does most good to his country and to mankind.”

Wells Doe Country Mankind Particular Duty Makers Assured Hereafter Secured Protector Felicity

Author:William Samuel Johnson

“National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.”

Country Character Form Names Nations Mankind Particular Baseness Perversity

Book:The Wisdom of Life

Source: The Wisdom of Life

“"I love mankind," he said, "but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular."”

Men Love Said Whole Mankind Particular Amazement

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“No one particular religion has been able to secure the exclusive rights for the power of prayer. No matter who you are, we all have the ability to take advantage of this amazing and wonderful power. Once you realize this, you will then be filled with the desire to help others realize this as well. More and more people are resonating with this understanding, and this could result in a more wonderful future for mankind. (165)”

Source: The Secret Life of Water