"What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind; And while it satisfies, it censures too."
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"It were no slight attainment could we merely fulfil what the nature of man implies."
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"Mankind, why do ye set your hearts on things That, of necessity, may not be shared?"
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"It is not the possessions but the desires of mankind which require to be equalized."
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"Mankind may be divided into playgoers and not playgoers."
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"Things are in the saddle. And ride mankind."
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"Man is not at peace with himself till he has become like unto God."
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"I could not be leading a religious life unless I identified myself with the whole of mankind, and that I could not do unless I took part in politics."
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"The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole."
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"Mankind has only one science… its the science of discontent."
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"The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself."
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"For mankind knows hardly a joy which will surpass that of approval of his work."
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"Surely the church is a place where one day's truce ought to be allowed to the dissensions and animosities of mankind."
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"I do not love men: I love what devours them."
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"Happiness is not the natural state of mankind, and is never achieved from the outside in."
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"Man cannot breathe with borrowed lungs."
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"Mankind has got to get back to the rhythm of the cosmos."
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"Truth has always been found to promote the best interests of mankind."
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"I am convinced that there can be no regeneration of mankind until laughter is put down."
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"I hold that while a man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind."
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