“That is at bottom the only courage that is demanded of us: to have courage for the most strange, the most singular, and the most inexplicable that we may encounter.” WorldMayDoneWholeSpiritVisionMankindStrangeBottomHarmSensesEndlessEncountersCrowdedHave CourageCowardlyInexplicableSpirit World Author:Rainer Maria Rilke
“"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."” MenLoveSaidWholeMankindParticularAmazement Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
“Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life.” TryingBelieveArtReasonWholeProblemGivenI BelieveEnjoyAttentionMankindDiseaseCuresRealizationUselessReason WhyEnjoy LifeBreakthroughDaily Problems Author:John Maeda
“And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.” TwoCountryWholeTogetherPoliticsGrowsRaceOpinionMankindGrewPoliticianEssentialsDeserveEarsSpotsGrassVegetablesGrainAgricultureEcologyBladesFarmingCornBlades Of GrassDeserve BetterGulliverGulliver's Travels Author:Jonathan Swift
“Listen to no one's advice except that of the wind in the trees. That can recount the whole history of mankind.” WholeTreeAdviceMankindWindWind In The Trees Author:Claude Debussy
“And do you know, do you know that mankind can live without the Englishman, it can live without Germany, it can live only too well without the Russian man, it can live without science, without bread, and it only cannot live without beauty, for then there would be nothing at all to do in the world! The whole secret is here, the whole of history is here. Science itself would not stand for a minute without beauty” KnowsMenWorldWellsWholeWould BeSecretMinutesMankindBreadGermanyDo You KnowEnglishmen Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
“But even friendship like our heroes' Exist no more; for we've outgrown All sentiments and deem men zeroes-- Except of course ourselves alone. We all take on Napoleon's features, And millions of our fellow creatures Are nothing more to us than tools... Since feelings are for freaks and fools. Eugene, of course, had keen perceptions And on the whole despised mankind, Yet wasn't, like so many, blind; And since each rule permits exceptions, He did respect a noble few, And, cold himself, gave warmth its due.” MenWholeFeelingsCoursesMillionsMankindFoolColdHeroCreaturesPerceptionToolsFellowsBlindDuesNobleFeaturesExceptionSentimentsWarmthPermitFreakDespised Book:Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse Source: Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse
“The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. But what an awful fate this means for mankind as a whole! We are like lambs in a field, disporting themselves under the eye of the butcher, who chooses out first one and then another for his prey.” PeopleFirstsKindMeanStillsWholeEyeFormFateMankindFieldsAwfulMisfortunesPessimismAfflictionConsolationPreyLambsButchersPlight Book:Studies in Pessimism Source: Studies in Pessimism
“For a man’s life would become intolerable, if he knew what was going to happen to him. He would be made aware of future evils, and would suffer their agonies in advance, while he would get no joy of present blessings since he would know how they would end. Ignorance is the necessary condition of human happiness, and it has to be admitted that on the whole mankind observes that condition well. We are almost entirely ignorant of ourselves; absolutely of others. In ignorance, we find our bliss; in illusions, our happiness.” IfsKnowsMenHumansWellsMadeEndsWholeHappensWould BeJoySufferingEvilKnow HowConditionsMankindIgnoranceBlessingIllusionIgnorantBlissAgonyHuman Happiness Author:Anatole France