The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there. -Yasutani Roshi, Zen master (1885-1973)
Yasutani RoshiStichwörter: consciousness humanity understanding interconnectedness being interdependency
They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -Plato, philosopher (427-347 BCE)
PlatoStichwörter: humor life politics humanity society the-universe and-everything
Paper is more patient than man.
Anne FrankStichwörter: life writing humanity thoughts
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We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.
Chögyam TrungpaStichwörter: life truth progress acceptance humanity confidence mankind shame humans pride enlightenment cultivation development heritage original-sin origins background sentient-beings
If you are involved with the intensity of crescendo situations, with the intensity of tragedy, you might begin to see the humor of these situations as well. As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.
Chögyam TrungpaStichwörter: humor life truth acceptance music buddhism humanity silence mankind tragedy enlightenment crescendo silent-music silence-in-music
To suffer is one thing; another thing is living with the photographed images of suffering, which does not necessarily strengthen conscience and the ability to be compassionate. It can also corrupt them. Once one has seen such images, one has started down the road of seeing more - and more. Images transfix. Images anesthetize.
Susan SontagStichwörter: photography compassion humanity suffering conscience images
Past humanity is not only implicit in each new man born but is contained in him. Humanity is an ever-widening spiral and life is the beam that plays briefly on each succeeding ring. All humanity from its beginning to its end is already present but the beam has not yet played beyond you.
Flann O'BrienStichwörter: humanity soul mortality
In other words, we are never freer than when we become most ourselves, most human, most just, most excellent, and the like.
Os GuinnessStichwörter: wisdom truth freedom humanity virtue excellence positive-freedom
Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!' Is it not so?
H. Rider HaggardStichwörter: wisdom intelligence knowledge learning humanity stupidity mankind arrogance futility foolishness
We run to place and power over the dead bodies of those who fail and fall; ay, we win the food we eat from out the mouths of starving babes.
H. Rider HaggardStichwörter: humanity society mankind sin balance triumph survival crime good-and-evil cost price give-and-take
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