I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness' that forever confronts him.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

As individuals express their life, so they are. What they are, therefore, coincides with their production, both with what they produce and with how they produce. The nature of individuals thus depends on the material conditions determining their production.

Many a one commits a reprehensible action, who is at bottom an honourable man, because man seldom acts upon natural impulse, but from some secret passion of the moment which lies hidden and concealed within the narrowest folds of his heart.

When you're famous you kind of run into human nature in a raw kind of way. It stirs up envy, fame does.

We have errors to correct. We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.