#humanity

Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

#defeat #humanity #life #life

Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#individuality #love #mercy #love

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#flowers #good #humanity #inconceivable #life

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#begins #humanity #man #only #self-interest

When justice has spoken, humanity must have its turn. ↗

— Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud

#justice #must #spoken #turn

The strides of humanity are slow, they can only be counted in centuries. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#counted #humanity #only #slow #strides

One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each individual: no one can be too low or too ugly. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#essence #humanity #individual #into #love

Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life. ↗

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

#humanity #love #self-giving #beauty

For the larger interest of humanity, Islamic society presents the safest place on this planet. ↗

— Jermaine Jackson

#interest #islamic #larger #place #planet

I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#am #denying #grim #humanity #i