Mankind Quotes

Higher than the beasts, lower than the angels: stuck between the two in our idiots' Eden. God, I'm so bored of it all. Guarding or granting permission to a temple no decent butcher would give to his offal tray.

Man is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread the low road of ugly degeneracy.

Peace on earth will come to stay,
when we live Christmas everyday.

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with Man is Man.

If there's one thing you can say about mankind, there's nothing kind about man.

Some men worship rank, some worship heroes, some worship power, some worship God, & over these ideals they dispute & cannot unite — but they all worship money.

The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package.