quotations about humanity
Humanity rolls out like a many-colored ribbon. See the diverse shades of that flower of the celestial gardens.
HONORÉ DE BALZAC
Seraphita
Under the sublime law of progress, the present outgrows the past. The great heart of humanity is heaving with the hopes of a brighter day. All the higher instincts of our nature prophesy its approach; and the best intellects of the race are struggling to turn that prophecy into fulfilment.
HORACE MANN
A Few Thoughts for a Young Man
The immense majority of our species are candidates for humanity, and nothing more.
HENRI-FREDERIC AMIEL
Journal Intime