2,272 Quotes About Human-nature

Belief in humankind's sinful nature also provides a tidy explanation for the existence of evil. When confronted with hatred or selfishness, you can tell yourself, 'Oh, well, that's just human nature.' But if you believe that people are essentially good, you have to question why evil exists at all. It implies that engagement and resistance are worthwhile, and it imposes an obligation to act.

The strange thing -- something I'd never expected -- was that it actually made you feel better when someone put their arm around you, held you close. Why? Was it some mammalian thing, this need for human contact?

Humans may be evil and greedy at times, but I take it as me being honest with myself.

Everybody kills everybody, given the chance.

It is indeed very grand to conquer the external nature, but grander still is to conquer our internal nature.

Lots of people don't know you are alive, until you drop dead, then after you are gone, they can't wait to find out all about you.

Sve se izmijeni kad padne tama. Za grijeh nije ostavljeno jedno određeno doba, ali je njegovo prirodno vrijeme noć (sad spavaju pametna mala i tupava velika djeca, i oni što stignu da svrše zlo za dana). I uvijek kad se ne vidi.

What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by living things and people.

The people naturally adhere most to doctrines which demand the least self-exertion and the least use of their own reason, and which can best accommodate their duties to their inclinations.