human Nature

* It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
* It is only to the individual that a soul is given.
* Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
* Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
* Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
* Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
* The environment is everything that isn't me.
* The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
* People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
* We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
* Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
* Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
* Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.
* Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.
* The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
* The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
* We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.
* We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
* Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
* The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.
* If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
* All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.