2,272 Quotes About Human-nature

Hearts rebuilt from hope resurrect dreams killed by hate.

... The result, in this world view, is that real freedom comes not from the decisions of an ego-self’s “will” but from action without any Selfwhatsoever

Human nature, essentially changeable, unstable as the dust, can endure no restraint; if it binds itself it soon begins to tear madly at its bonds, until it rends everything asunder, the wall, the bonds and its very self.(Das menschliche Wesen, leichtfertig in seinem Grund, von der Natur des auffliegenden Staubes, verträgt keine Fesselung; fesselt es sich selbst, wird es bald wahnsinnig an den Fesseln zu rütteln anfangen und Mauer, Kette und sich selbst in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerreißen.)

Struggle is necessary and will stay constant. Power is illusionary, as it keeps changing hands over the time.

Except for our pompous means of comfort, human condition is not much different from animal condition - we are tormented each day with animal like anxieties, insecurities and fears, and each torment makes us believe that perhaps having more comfort will change our condition, but it never does, rather, it only shoves us deeper into the abyss of psychological darkness.

You shall love your crooked neighbour, with your crooked heart.

Always maintain a healthy distance between the self and your aggression. Observe the rise and fall of your aggression in any situation but never let it overwhelm you, because when aggression overwhelms the self, the self becomes aggression and acts quite similar to a wild beast driven by a fight or flight response.

A morning coffee is my favorite way of starting the day, settling the nerves so that they don't later fray.

It's so strange how easily we humans can change our priority for some silly stuff.