#human

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity - or even patented for himself - must feel the pinch of poverty very acutely. ↗

— James Payn

#developed #even #feel #get #good

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the benefit of the human race. ↗

— James Payn

#because #benefit #cherished #example #human

Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history. ↗

— Octavio Paz

#also #contrary #deprivation #expression #feeling

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost. ↗

— M. Scott Peck

#between #change #course #depend #even

Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#born #both #britain #british #circumstances

Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. ↗

— Goran Persson

#another #fellow #finest #humanity #members

A human being is so irreplaceable. So valuable and so unique. ↗

— Goran Persson

#human #human being #irreplaceable #unique #valuable

Humanity is not a church made of stone, in which vault after vault lies open. ↗

— Goran Persson

#church #humanity #lies #made #open

We must make working life more human. ↗