Human Nature Quotes

"Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes)" "I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best" "The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope" "The only way of knowing a person is by loving them without hope" "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite" "Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don’t have all the answers to think that they do" "Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease" "It is [the] certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel." "Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." "I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had." "It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet." "We are all born mad. Some remain so." "The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy" "The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time" "Familiarity breeds contempt" "When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion" "In a closed society where everybody's guilty the only crime is getting caught In a world of thieves the only final sin is stupidity" "I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time" "Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity" "You can't change people, only they can change themselves"