human nature Quotes (22)

“You want to make him interested in you? Then pretend to be embarrassed in his presence.”

“Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.”

“We often despise what is most useful to us.”

“I flee who chases me, and chase who flees me.”

“The typical mass murderer is extraordinarily ordinary.”

“When poor, liberal; when rich, stingy.”

“Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.”

“The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.”

“Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.”

“People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.”

“The first time Adam had a chance, he laid the blame on a woman.”

“We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions.”

“Man is but a reed, the feeblest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.”

“The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.”

“A solitary man is either a brute or an angel.”

“Frailty, thy name is woman!”

“Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.”

“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.”

“The abandoned infant's cry is rage, not fear.”

“Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.”

“To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations.”

“One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.”