Quotes About Humanity

Sometimes I'm overcome with such an aversion to human beings that I can barely refrain from retching.

We are as forlorn as children lost in the wood. When you stand before me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs within me and what do I know of yours? And if I were to cast myself down before you and tell you, what more would you know about me than you know about Hell when someone tells you it is hot and dreadful? For that reason alone we human beings ought to stand before one another as reverently, as reflectively, as lovingly, as we would before the entrance to Hell

Es gibt zwei menschliche Hauptsünden, aus welchen sich alle andern ableiten: Ungeduld und Lässigkeit. Wegen der Ungeduld sind sie aus dem Paradiese vertrieben worden, wegen der Lässigkeit kehren sie nicht zurück. Vielleicht aber gibt es nur eine Hauptsünde: die Ungeduld. Wegen der Ungeduld sind sie vertrieben worden, wegen der Ungeduld kehren sie nicht zurück.

Wie ein Hund!" sagte er, es war, als sollte die Scham ihn überleben.

There is infinite hope, but not for man.

How could a man not be sickened when the felt in his mouth had been gnawed and drooled on by more than a hundred men as they lay dying?

Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for earthly objects. ? Franz Kafka, Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 . (Schocken October 30, 1988) Originally published 1949.

10 februarie. Insomnie; nici cea mai mic? leg?tur? cu oamenii, decât leg?turile create de ei, ÅŸi care pentru moment m? conving, ca de altfel tot ceea ce fac ei.

I just read, the letter, your essays, again ad again, convinced that such pros does not exist merely for its own sake, but serves as a signpost on the road to a human being, a road one keeps following, happier and happier, until arriving at the realization some bright moment that one is not progressing simply running around inside one's own labyrinth, only more nervously, more confused than before.

Open yourself. Let the human person come forth. Breathe in the air and the silence.

Wenn Du vor mir stehst und mich ansiehst, was weißt Du von den Schmerzen, die in mir sind und was weiß ich von den Deinen. Und wenn ich mich vor Dir niederwerfen würde und weinen und erzählen, was wüsstest Du von mir mehr als von der Hölle, wenn Dir jemand erzählt, sie ist heiß und fürchterlich. Schon darum sollten wir Menschen voreinander so ehrfürchtig, so nachdenklich, so liebend steh'n wie vor dem Eingang zur Hölle.

We are like abandoned children lost in the woods. When you stand in front of me and look at me, what do you know of the griefs that are in me and what do I know of yours. And if I were to cast myself down before you and weep and tell you, what more would you know about me than you know about Hell when someone tells you it is hot and dreadful? For that reason alone we human beings ought to stand before one another as reverently, as reflectively, as lovingly, as we would before the Gate of Hell.

Non posso far capire né a te né a nessuno ciò che sento. Come potrei far capire perché sia così? Non riesco a farlo capire nemmeno a me stesso. Ma questa non è neanche la cosa più importante, la cosa più importante è evidente: nella cerchia intorno a me è impossibile vivere umanamente; tu lo vedi, e ancora non ci vuoi credere?

He feels more deserted with a second person than when alone. If he is together with someone, this second person reaches out for him and he is helplessly delivered into his hand. If he is alone, all mankind reaches out for him – but the innumerable outstretched arms become entangled with one another and no one reaches to him.

their devilish kindness, their murderous love

Ihminen valehtelee mahdollisimman vähän vain valehdellessaan mahdollisimman vähän, ei silloin kun hänellä on siihen vähiten tilaisuuksia.

23 mai.Incorect s? spui despre cineva:a dus-o uÅŸor,a suferit puÅ£in;mai corect:era în aÅŸa fel alc?tuit încât nu i se putea întâmpla nimic;cel mai corect:a suferit totul,îns? totul într-o singur? clip? des?vârÅŸi?;cum ar mai fi putut s? i se întâmple ceva,când toate variaÅ£iile suferinÅ£ei i se epuizaser?,de la sine,sau din vrerea lui.

Itseään on koeteltava ihmiskuntaa vastaan. Se opettaa epäilijää epäilemään ja uskovaa uskomaan.

Nöyryys sitoo meistä jokaisen, jopa yksinäisimmän, epätoivoisimman, vankimmin sitein muihin ihmisiin.

Exist? ÅŸi un orgoliu trist,îndrept??it,despre fericirea de a sta de vorb? în neÅŸtire cu oamenii.Cum poate vorb?ria asta s?-i bucure pe alÅ£ii mai mult decât pe mine!Prea târziu probabil,ÅŸi cu ocol straniu,întoarcerea spre oameni.

There are two cardinal human sins from which all others derive: impatience and indolence.

It's a mistake. How can any person in general be guilty? We're all human after all, each and every one of us.

I just read, the letter, your essays, again and again, convinced that such prose does not exist merely for its own sake, but serves as a signpost on the road to a human being, a road one keeps following, happier and happier, until arriving at the realisation some bright moment that one is not progressing, simply running around inside one's own labyrinth, only more nervously, more confused than before.

El mundo es perverso y todavía encima se le ayuda