Quotes About Human

Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do

In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.

Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.

It is not in space that I must seek my human dignity, but in the ordering of my thought. It will do me no good to own land. Through space the universe grasps me and swallows me up like a speck; through thought I grasp it.

7] Letter showing the usefulness of proofs, by the Machine. Faith is different from proof. One is human and the other a gift of God. The just shall live by faith.1 This is the faith that God himself puts into our hearts, often using proof as the instrument. Faith cometh by hearing.2 But this faith is in our hearts, and makes us say not 'I know' but 'I believe'.

Man's condition. Inconstancy, boredom, anxiety. (Page 1)

There is no better proof of human vanity than to consider the causes and effects of love, because the whole universe can be changed by it.

96]. Cause and effect. Human weakness is the reason for so many canons of beauty; for instance, being a good lute-player. It is only our weakness which makes it a bad thing [not to be one?].

Description of man. Dependence, desire for independence, needs.

That is why those to whom God has given religious faith by moving their hearts are very fortunate, and feel quite legitimately convinced, but to those who do not have it we can only give such faith through reasoning, until God gives it by moving their heart, without which faith is only human and useless for salvation.

The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.

Le paradoxe de la condition humaine, c'est qu'on ne peut devenir soi-même que sous l'influence des autres.

Es demasiado fácil pensar que sólo los monstruos son capaces de cometer actos monstruosos.

They loved each other greatly. Most people experience love, without noticing that there is anything remarkable about it. To them - and this made them unusual - the moments when passion visited their doomed human existence like a breath of timelessness were moments of revelation, of even greater understanding of life and of themselves.

Intotdeauna omul neliber îÅŸi idealizeaz? nelibertatea.

Their love was great. Most people experience love without becoming aware of the extraordinary nature of this emotion. But to them—and this made them exceptional—the moments when passion visited their doomed human existence like a breath of eternity were moments of revelation, of continually new discoveries about themselves and life.

Religions were supposed to represent tolerance. But just like everything else in life, Harvarth had learned, it wasn't necessarily the philosophy that was flawed, but rather the human beings who were trying to interpret it.

But just like everything else in life, Harvath had learned, it wasn't necessarily the philosophy that was flawed, but rather the human beings who were trying to interpret it.

These infinitesimal distinctions between man and man are too paltry for an Omnipotent Being. How these madmen give themselves away! The real God taketh heed lest a sparrow fall. But the God created from human vanity sees no difference between an eagle and a sparrow.

It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way—even by death—and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.

The real God taketh heed lest a sparrow fall; but the God created from human vanity sees no difference between an eagle and a sparrow. Oh, if men only knew!

El verdadero Dios pone atención hasta cuando se cae un gorrión; pero el Dios creado por la vanidad humana no ve diferencia alguna entre un águila y un gorrión. ¡Oh, si los hombres por lo menos supieran!

Can human beings love each other? Must we always love an image we've labored over secretly, never love the living soul with all its mire and murk?

Perché per amare qualcosa, bisogna prima conoscerla. Può la complessità di un uomo giungere a conoscere la complessità di un altro uomo? La risposta è evidente: assolutamente no. Dunque non si può amare davvero perché non si può conoscere veramente.