1,139 Quotes About Humanism







  • Author Matthew Arnold
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    Is it so small a thingTo have enjoy'd the sun,To have liv'd light in the spring,To have lov'd, to have thought, to have done;To have advanc'd true friends, and beat down baffling foes;That we must feign a blissOf doubtful future date,And while we dream on thisLose our present state,And relegate to worlds yet distant our repose?Empedocles on Etna: Act I, Scene II

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  • Author Christopher Hitchens
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    Those who worry about the treatment of animals are often accused of sentimentality or of putting the plight of beasts before the immense problems of humanity. But it is quite rare to find a humanitarian who is indifferent to animals and surprisingly common to find that those who belittle animal rights are the same ones who find the pain of humans easy to bear.

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