Quotes on Mankind

The mass of mankind is divided into two classes, the Sancho Panza's who have a sense for reality, but no ideals, and the Don Quixote's with a sense for ideals, but mad.

The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves.

Every man has a vocation. The talent is the call.

Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down.

The ocean ... like the air, is the common birth-right of mankind.

If God lets me live, I shall attain more than Mummy ever has done, I shall not remain insignificant, I shall work in the world and for mankind!

It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates.

Those things which we call extraordinary, remarkable, or unusual may make history, but they do not make real life. After all, to do well those things which God ordained to be the common lot of all mankind, is the truest greatness. To be a successful father or a successful mother is greater than to be a successful general or a successful statesman.

There is sense in hoping for recognition in a distant future only when we take it for granted that mankind will remain essentially unchanged, and that whatever is great is not for one age only but will be looked upon as great for all time.

Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.

I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love, I'm talking about a strong, demanding love.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

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

Mankind deserves sacrifice - but not of mankind.

If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed.

A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.

Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through the power of the Most Great Name, be blotted out from its face, and all mankind become the upholders of one Order, and the inhabitants of one City.

the field of knolege is the common property of all mankind

As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.

Anyhow, all mankind's ideas and interests, all human aims and motives, are exhibited, fully formed, in a three-year-old child. The kid is just operating on a smaller scale and lacks the advantage of having made enormous soft-money campaign contributions to political candidates.

The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.'