"Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations."
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60 quotes about human-nature
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human-nature Quotes
"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people."
"Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own."
"The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices."
"It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it."
"Believe in human beings - not all are good, but deep down all can be. But that doesn't mean you need to hang around crappy people and try to turn them around."
"The more one judges, the less one loves."
"The biggest changes in a women's nature are brought by love; in man, by ambition"
"Unfortunately for the good sense of mankind, the fact of their fallibility is far from carrying the weight in their practical judgement, which is always allowed to it in theory; for while every one well knows himself to be fallible, few think it necessary to take any precautions against their own fallibility."
"Oh what a wonderful soul so bright inside you. Got power to heal the sun’s broken heart, power to restore the moon’s vision too."
"In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone."
"You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are."
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
"No passion is stronger in the breast of a man than the desire to make others believe as he believes. Nothing so cuts at the root of his happiness and fills him with rage as the sense that another rates low what he prizes high."
"I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world, you realize that people are nasty, mean creatures. They're worse than zombies. People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain."
"Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue)."
"A sin is nothing more than regret. Not for doing it once, but doing it again when you know you’re going to regret it."
"Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves."
"The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy."
"Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to set aside, but those whom a person shares a sense of humor with are his closest friends. They are always there to make the biggest influence."