#human life

By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life. ↗

— James G. Frazer

#conciliation #control #course #direct #human

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. ↗

— D. Elton Trueblood

#discovering #full #human #human life #knows

Through art and science in their broadest senses it is possible to make a permanent contribution towards the improvement and enrichment of human life and it is these pursuits that we students are engaged in. ↗

— Frederick Sanger

#broadest #contribution #engaged #enrichment #human

The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

#depends #extend #finally #human #human life

The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. ↗

— Pythagoras

#evil #good #human #human life #life

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before. ↗

— Ron Silver

#barbarism #before #century #exhibited #human

The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction. ↗

— Mortimer Adler

#end #enjoyment #enriched #every #good

This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire. ↗

— Mark Akenside

#could #doth #ever #every #experience

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#awareness #believe #century #defined #dignity

I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#believe #create #discoveries #doing #extend