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- For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
- The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.
- William James (1842 - 1910)
- The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.
- Kevin Kelly, in 'Wired'
- The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.
- Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826), Physiologie du Gout, 1825
- Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
- Horace Mann (1796 - 1859), address at Antioch College, 1859
- I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty...This is my highest and best use as a human.
- Ben Stein, E! Online, 12-20-03
- Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
- William Ellery Channing (1780 - 1842)
- There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.'
- Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
- You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
- So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
- Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
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