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The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Quote by Francis Bacon about soul, art, magic, human imperfections, things, good, good luck, life

The appeal of literature is that it is so thoroughly a human thing-by, for and about human beings. If you lose that focus, you obviate the source of the power and permanence of literature.

Quote by M. H. Abrams about literature, concentration, human imperfections, power, things, contentment

We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.

Quote by M. H. Abrams about humanity, human imperfections, nothing

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

Quote by Victoria Abril about human imperfections, nothing, love, people

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.

Quote by Ansel Adams about originality, force, police, creation, fight, human imperfections, spirit, man

The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

Quote by Ansel Adams about philosophy, human imperfections, spirit, things, life

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Quote by Douglas Adams about ability, experience, human imperfections

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about pain, idea, nature, human imperfections

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will leap to a hasty opinion rather than undergo it.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about opinion, nature, human imperfections, being, people

It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about intelligence, beginning, impossible, human imperfections

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about beginning, education, knowledge, nature, human imperfections, end

Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with...

Quote by Gerry Adams about equality, patience, eyes, human imperfections, day, face

I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein...

Quote by Joseph Addison about education, body, soul, human imperfections

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about human imperfections

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about spring, enemies, youth, human imperfections, world, life

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

Quote by Joseph Addison about defects, quiet, perfection

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

Quote by Joseph Addison about weakness, nature, human imperfections

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Quote by Joseph Addison about joy, friendship, secret, human imperfections, life

Know not to revere human things too much.

Quote by Aeschylus about people, human imperfections, things

In all human affairs there are efforts and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

Quote by James Lane Allen about measure, human imperfections