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“A proud bigot, who is vain enough to think that he can deceive even God by affected zeal, and throwing the veil of holiness over vices, damns all mankind by the word of his power.”

Thinking Enough Mankind Proud Vices Vain Holiness Bigotry Affected Throwing Deceiving Veils Zeal Bigots

Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

“It is incumbent on us diligently to remember that the kingdom of heaven was promised to the poor in spirit, and that minds afflicted by calamity and the contempt of mankind cheerfully listen to the divine promise of future happiness; while, on the contrary, the fortunate are satisfied with the possession of this world; and the wise abuse in doubt and dispute their vain superiority of reason and knowledge.”

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

“It is an evil world. The fires of hatred and violence burn fiercely. Evil is powerful, the devil covers a darkened earth with hisblack wings. And soon the end of the world is expected. But mankind does not repent, the church struggles, and the preachers and poets warn and lament in vain.”

World Doe Ends Earth Evil Church Powerful Struggle Fire Violence Mankind Poet Devil Hatred Wings Expected Vain Preacher Repent End Of The World Lament Evil World

Author:Johan Huizinga

“A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle... Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good. It is vain to exclaim against the depravity of human nature on this account; the fact is so, the experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure, change the constitution of man, before we can make it otherwise. No institution, not built on the presumptive truth of these maxims can succeed.”

“Tracing the progress of mankind in the ascending path of civilization, and moral and intellectual culture, our fathers found that the divine ordinance of government, in every stage of the ascent, was adjustable on principles of common reason to the actual condition of a people, and always had for its objects, in the benevolent councils of the divine wisdom, the happiness, the expansion, the security, the elevation of society, and the redemption of man. They sought in vain for any title of authority of man over man, except of superior capacity and higher morality.”

“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

“Take heed all of you who have at heart mankind's future! Take heed men and women of good will! May the temptation to seek revenge give way to the courage to forgive; may the culture of life and love render vain the logic of death; may trust once more give breath to the lives of peoples.”

Men Way Giving Heart May Culture Mankind Men And Women Logic And Love Breaths Forgiving Revenge Temptation Vain Life And Love Good Will Heed

Author:Pope John Paul II

“It is our firm conviction that mankind will live the happier when it has learned to live with music more worthily. Whoever works to promote this end, in one way or another, has not lived in vain.”

Way Ends Mankind Conviction One Way Vain Firm

Author:Zoltan Kodaly

“We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.”

Men Life Believe Success Views Teach Mankind Vain Indulge Indulge In Bad Man

Author:Walter Winchell

“i shall imagine life is not worth dying,if (and when)roses complain their beauties are in vain but though mankind persuades itself that every weed's a rose,roses(you feel certain)will only smile”

Ifs Feels Life Is Certain Imagine Mankind Dying Rose Complaining Vain Weed Ifs And

Book:AnOther E.E. Cummings

Source: AnOther E.E. Cummings