Human Nature Quotes
No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. We have the same basic human needs and concerns. All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples. That is human nature.
From one point of view, we can say that we have human bodies, are practicing the Buddha's teachings, and are thus much better than insects. But we can also say that insects are innocent and free from guile, whereas we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our ends or better ourselves. From this perspective, we are much worse than insects.
What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
No one accuses without an underlying notion of punishment and revenge, even when he accuses his fate or himself. All complaint is accusation, all self-congratulation is praise.
Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil conscience.
We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.
What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.
Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.
Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.
There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies under it.
Man would sooner have the void for his purpose than be void of purpose.
Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our avarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession.
Every man has his price. This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.
Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.
What we do is never understood, but always merely praised or blamed.
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