#mankind

Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed. ↗

— Stanisław Lem

#closed-mindedness #discovery #humanity #ignorance #mankind

Loving humanity means as much, and as little, as loving raindrops, or loving the Milky Way. You say that you love humanity? Are you sure you aren’t treating yourself to easy self-congratulation, seeking approval, making certain you’re on the right side? ↗

— Julian Barnes

#humanity #mankind #love

What is Man? Man is a noisome bacillus whom Our Heavenly Father created because he was disappointed in the monkey. ↗

— Mark Twain

#evolution #humor #mankind #humor

[I] know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems.... ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#mankind #problems #salvation #love

But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all these games going on that could make you act crazy, even if you weren't crazy to begin with. Some of the crazymaking games going on today are love and hate, liberalism and conservatism, automobiles and credit cards, golf, and girls' basketball. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#crazy #hate #liberalism #love #mankind

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#humanity #love #mankind #art

[T]he concern of man is not his future but his present, not the world but his soul. We must be just, we must strive, we must engage ourselves with the business of the world for our own sake, because through that, and through contemplation in equal measure, our soul is purified and brought closer to the divine. ... Thought and deed conjoined are crucial. ... The attempt must be made; the outcome is irrelevant. Right action is a pale material reflection of the divine, but reflection it is, nonetheless. Define your goal and exert reason to accomplish it by virtuous action; successs or failure is secondary. ↗

— Iain Pears

#deeds #divinity #failure #future #goals

He laid the foundation of a universal government. His law was one for all. Equal justice and love for everyone. ↗

— George Rivorie

#destiny #earth #equality #equality-of-cultures #foundation

God is silent. Now if only man would shut up. ↗

— Woody Allen

#humor #mankind #silence #humor

Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war. ↗

— Homer

#priority #war #wisdom #love