There is a great deal of human nature in man.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
My nature is subdued to what it works in, like the dyer's hand.
There is nothing that can be changed more completely than human nature when the job is taken in hand early enough.
Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.
It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.
Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment.
Human nature is not of itself vicious.
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and his feelings as something separate from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of consciousness.
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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