Humankind Quotes - Page 9

• Of all the Gods, Love is the best friend of humankind, the helper and healer of all ills that stand in the way of human happiness.

  Plato

  Love, Freedom, Inspire

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• Belief and disbelief have divided humankind into so many sects, blinding its eyes to the vision of the Oneness of all Life.

  Hazrat Inayat Khan

  Eye, Oneness, Perception

  Hazrat Inayat Khan (1996). “Bowl of Saki”, p.142, Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

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• Life-Enriching Education: an education that prepares children to learn throughout their lives, relate well to others, and themselves, be creative, flexible, and venturesome, and have empathy not only for their immediate kin but for all of humankind.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Children, Empathy, Creative

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2003). “Life-enriching Education: Nonviolent Communication Helps Schools Improve Performance, Reduce Conflict, and Enhance Relationships”, p.11, PuddleDancer Press

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• It is my duty to voice the sufferings of humankind, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain high. This is my task, but it is not an easy one to fulfill.

  Kathe Kollwitz

  Voice, Suffering, Mountain

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• Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans, the lifesaving work of our scientists and physicians, and generosity of countless individuals who voluntarily give of their time, talents, and energy to help others-all have enriched humankind and affirmed the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage in shaping our government and values.

  George H. W. Bush

  Christian, Freedom, Sacrifice

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• Now departure from the world of men is nothing to fear, if gods exist: because they would not involve you in any harm. If they do not exist, or if they have no care for humankind, then what is life to me in a world devoid of gods, or devoid of providence? But they do exist, and they do care for humankind: and they have put it absolutely in man's power to avoid falling into the true kinds of harm.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Fall, Men, Departure

  "Meditations".

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• The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope that humankind will draw together and that the better we understand each other the easier this will become.

  Alphonse Mucha

  Hope, Bridges, Creating

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• Who will find peace with the lands? The future of humankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things. Who will listen to the trees, the animals and birds, the voices of the places of the land? As the long forgotten peoples of the respective continents rise and begin to reclaim their ancient heritage, they will discover the meaning of the lands of their ancestors. That is when the invaders of the North American continent will finally discover that for this land, God is red.

  Vine Deloria Jr.

  Lying, Responsibility, Animal

  "God Is Red". Book by Vine Deloria Jr., 1973.

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• Not only did secular scientists rout the Christian fundamentalists, they placed themselves in the posture of knowing more, on the basis of their own very short-term investigations, than the collective remembrances of the rest of humankind.

  Vine Deloria Jr.

  Christian, Knowing, Remembrance

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• It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new [post-Cold-War] world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Nation states will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principal conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations. The clash of civilizations will dominate global politics. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future.

  Samuel P. Huntington

  Powerful, War, Civilization

  "The Clash of Civilizations?". Foreign Affairs, www.foreignaffairs.com. Summer 1993.

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• The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love.

  Jacques Yves Cousteau

  Ocean, Hands, Sea

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• Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars.
  Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings.
  Now, think.
  What delight God gives to humankind
  with all these things .
  All nature is at the disposal of humankind.
  We are to work with it. For
  without we cannot survive.

  Hildegard of Bingen

  Stars, Moon, Thinking

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• Meditation, then, is not so much a part of this or that particular religion, but rather part of the universal spiritual culture of all humankind--an effort to bring awareness to bear on all aspects of life. It is, in other words, part of what has been called the perennial philosophy.

  Ken Wilber

  Spiritual, Philosophy, Effort

  Ken Wilber (2001). “Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber”, p.78, Shambhala Publications

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• When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind.

  Anton Chekhov

  Dog, Writing, Eye

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• Over the past 60 years, marketing has moved from being product-centric (Marketing 1.0) to being consumer-centric (Marketing 2.0). Today we see marketing as transforming once again in response to the new dynamics in the environment. We see companies expanding their focus from products to consumers to humankind issues. Marketing 3.0 is the stage when companies shift from consumer-centricity to human-centricity and where profitability is balanced with corporate responsibility.

  Philip Kotler

  Responsibility, Past, Years

  Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, Iwan Setiawan (2010). “Marketing 3.0: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit”, p.11, John Wiley & Sons

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• It's perfectly clear to me that religion is a myth. It's something we have invented to explain the inexplicable. My religion and the spiritual side of my life come from a sense of connection to the humankind and nature on this planet and in the universe. I am in overwhelming awe of it all: It is so fantastic, so complex, so beyond comprehension. What does it all mean -- if it has any meaning at all? But how can it all exist if it doesn't have some kind of meaning? I think anyone who suggests that they have the answer is motivated by the need to invent answers, because we have no such answers.

  Hugh Hefner

  Spiritual, Mean, Thinking

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• I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.

  Yann Arthus-Bertrand

  Opportunity, Speak, Obsession

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• Researchers argue that it's of utmost importance to unravel the nature of black holes, lest we someday begin to worship them. Sounds ridiculous, but whole segments of humankind have often revered the unknowable, venerating that which cannot be tested experimentally. Come to think of it, many still do in twenty-first-century society.

  Eric Chaisson

  Thinking, Black, Twenties

  Eric Chaisson, Lola Judith Chaisson (2007). “Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos”, p.101, Columbia University Press

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• Over the course of the millennia, all these ancestors in your tree, generation upon generation, have come down to this moment in time-to give birth to you. There has never been, nor will ever be, another like you. You have been given a tremendous responsibility. You carry the hopes and dreams of all those who have gone before. Hopes and dreams for a better world. What will you do with your time on this Earth? How will you contribute to the ongoing story of humankind?

  Laurence Overmire

  Dream, Responsibility, Giving

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• That humankind has fallen into the insanity of concensus trance, and lost touch with our true possibilities and functions is a tragedy.

  Charles Tart

  Insanity, Tragedy, Possibility

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• The earliest religious texts in the West ascribe to humankind both a prehistory and a destiny among the gods. M. David Litwa presents a striking survey of the varieties the latter of these beliefs has had, both within and outside the Christian tradition. Becoming Divine reconstructs an accessible and fascinating mosaic of this too-long neglected idea, utilizing figures as disparate as Orphic cultists, Augustine, and Nietzsche.

  Terryl L. Givens

  Christian, Religious, Destiny

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• Today, the first & last of every Tree/ Speaks to humankind. Come to me, here beside the River.

  Maya Angelou

  Rivers, Tree, Today

  Maya Angelou (2011). “Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer”, p.8, Random House

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• Only a spirit of artistic sincerity can console the souls of humankind.

  Qiu Miaojin

  Soul, Spirit, Artistic

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• The fundamental goal of Buddhism is the realization of the peace and happiness of humankind.

  Josei Toda

  Buddhism, Goal, Fundamentals

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• Am I a pessimist? Not at all. I am convinced that the history of the human race, no matter how tragic, will ultimately lead to the Kingdom of God. I am convinced that all the works of humankind will be reintegrated in the work of God, and that each of us, no matter how sinful, will ultimately be saved.

  Jacques Ellul

  Race, Kingdoms, Matter

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