Books are only half our job ; the other half is human nature.
Mary Virginia ProvinesTag: books people human-nature librarians library job
Human beings may be inconsistent, but human nature is true to itself
John JakesTag: human-nature humankind
Chava," he said, "it's a cruel irony that you have the most difficulty precisely when those around you are on their best behavior. I suspect you would find it much easier if we all cast politeness aside, and took whatever we pleased."
She considered. "It would be easier, at first. But then you might hurt each other to gain your wishes, and grow afraid of each other, and still go on wanting.
Tag: human-nature desires
Auch wenn wir das Meer vor vierhundert Millionen Jahren (nach meinem Kalender) verlassen haben, das Meer hat uns nicht verlassen. Es ist immer noch in uns, in unserem Blut, in unserem Schweiß, in unseren Tränen.
Marcelo FiguerasTag: wisdom inspirational time human-nature
No, I mean, this is a problem that most people have. A problem of the human condition. We get ahold of some kind of shorthand in understanding people, and we think it works, and we use it to assess, categorize, and then, very often, dismiss people. It's the basis for stereotyping, profiling, and several other very sorry words that end in i-n-g.
Phillip DePoyTag: human-nature thought-provoking prejudices
Kevesen tudták, hogy ez a …nagyvilágiasan megközelíthetetlen modorú embert belülről, évtizede roncs már, …: csupa kétely és seb, emberfeletti erővel leledzett kétségbeesés.
Sándor MáraiTag: human-nature
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
Rick WarrenTag: time human-nature relationship
Human nature, at its best, had always been based on a deep heroic restlessness, on wanting something--something else, something more, whether it be true love or a glimpse just beyond the horizon. It was the promise of happiness, not the attainment of it, that had driven the entire engine, the folly and glory of who we are.
Will FergusonTag: happiness human-nature desire promise
Now, are those engaged in the business of governing any different by nature from those they govern?"
"Yes. They're prideful and tend to sexual misconduct. Also, the situation of being in government tends to drive you mad."
"But are they more virtuous or more intelligent? Or more compassionate?"
"Ha!"
"Let's call that one a 'no.
Tag: politics intelligence compassion power human-nature corruption government leaders politicians
That is the way with all of your kind… It is how you are made; you must all strive to claw your way over the backs of your fellow humans during the short time you are permitted in the universe, breeding when you can, so that the strongest strain survive and the weakest die. I would no more blame you for that than I would try to convert some non-sentient carnivore to vegetarianism. You are all on your own side.
Iain M. BanksTag: human-nature
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