Human

Being Human

"Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste."

— Brecht

The Human Spirit

"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."

— C.C. Scott

Johnson On Knowledge

"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts."

— Samuel Johnson

James on Altering Attitudes

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind."

— William James

James on Attitudes

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."

— William James

Savarin on Human Happiness

"The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star."

— Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Greer on Human Beings

"Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves."

— Germaine Greer

Gandhi on Freedom

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right."

— Mahatma Gandhi

Courage to Succeed

“To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To
do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust
yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.”

— Bernard Edmonds

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