Human Nature Quotes

"The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them." "Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense." "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." "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power" "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" "Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit." "The man who says he has never been scared is either lying or else he's never been any place or done anything." "We are drawn to the closed doors" "Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think." "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves." "The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones." "I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal" "Selfishness must always be forgiven, you know, because there is no hope of a cure" "Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken" "Man is by nature a social animal" "We crave for new sensations but soon become indifferent to them. The wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences " "We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions" "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed"