Quotes of: Mankind Keyword

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

William Lyon Mackenzie King

I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly and steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether.

Henry Cabot Lodge

How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?

Joel Barlow

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.

Woodrow Wilson

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

Alexander Pope

Nothing is more important to God than prayer in dealing with mankind. But it is likewise all-important to man to pray.

Edward McKendree Bounds

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.

Elie Wiesel

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

Julia Ward Howe

Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.

Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Logan Pearsall Smith

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

Frank Moore Colby

Animals shouldn’t be hunted and nature shouldn’t be disturbed, even destroyed, to benefit the whims of mankind

Charles Manson

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

Herbert Read

According to the now almost universally accepted theory, all the races of mankind had a common origin.

Ellsworth Huntington

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

Bertrand Russell

The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.

George Mason

Prof. Charles Francis Xavier: Mankind is not evil, just... uninformed.

X-Men

I don't practise any religion but I am deeply interested in the answers that mankind has come up with to explain the human situation.

Simon Callow

With the first commandment, Mohammed tried to imprison common sense. And with the second commandment, the beautiful, romantic side of mankind was enslaved.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

Robert Dale Owen

You are Americans. You love this country. Together we are entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and social achievement.

Paul Tsongas