Human Nature Quotes

"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster" "When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you" "There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness" "I'm a sinner who's probably going to sin again" "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it." "People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant." "The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct." "We crave for new sensations but soon become indifferent to them. The wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences." "I have a lot of beliefs and I live by none of them." "Perfection is always a dull and overrated state compared to being imperfect." "I can resist everything except temptation" "The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury." "We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die." "Humans are creatures who spend their lives trying to convince themselves their existence is not absurd." "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power" "Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected" "From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate" "I wish everyone could become rich and famous so they'd see it wasn't the answer to anything." "Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it " "The man who says he has never been scared is either lying or else he's never been any place or done anything."