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Human Quotes

Being human is a work in progress.

These human quotes take a reflective turn, covering our capacity to change and adapt, the elusive search for real satisfaction beyond consumption, and a candid look at why relationships often fall short of what we hope for. For more, see our Human Being quotes.

And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all that is human? Divine, in other words?

Quotes by Henry Miller

In my opinion, long and intense study of the human figure is the necessary foundation for a sculptor.

Quotes by Henry Moore

All human beings are interconnected, one with all other elements in creation.

Quotes by Henry Reed

Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.

Quotes by Henry James

To kill a human being is, after all, the least injury you can do him.

Quotes by Henry James

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

Quotes by Henry James Sumner Maine

The earliest period at which I have been able to detect the existence of the spleen in the human embryo is at the second month.

Quotes by Henry Gray

The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch.

Quotes by Henry Flynt

To destroy a standing crop goes against the soundest instincts of human nature.

Quotes by Henry Cantwell Wallace

Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition.

Quotes by Henry Clay

Point set topology is a disease from which the human race will soon recover.

Quotes by Henri Poincare

There cannot be found in the animal kingdom a bat, or any other creature, so blind in its own range of circumstance and connection, as the greater majority of human beings are in the bosoms of their families.

Quotes by Helen Hunt Jackson

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.

Helen Keller

We may have found a cure for most evils; but we have found no remedy for the worst of them all, the apathy of human beings.

Helen Keller

Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness.

Quotes by Heinrich Mann

It took one human error to take my leg and one human error to take my mother's.

Quotes by Heather Mills

The development of our human resources is an area in which we need to do well as it is decisive in determining the success of our diversification programme.

Quotes by Hassanal Bolkiah

The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder of human thought.

Quotes by Havelock Ellis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about seeking human honour and respect?
Yes, one quote expresses this as a kind of utopian wish: "Perhaps I seek certain utopian things, space for human honour and respect, landscapes not yet offended, planets that do not exist yet, dreamed landscapes." For more reflections on what it means to exist, see our Being quotes.
Is there a quote about human beings changing and growing over time?
Yes, one quote states: "As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser." For more directly on this theme, see our Human Being quotes.
Is there a quote about finding happiness outside of consumption?
Yes, one quote argues: "There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production." For more on this idea, see our Life quotes.
Is there a quote about where human attention tends to focus in relationships?
Yes, one quote observes: "Human attention tends to be focused on the satisfactions relationships are hoped to bring, precisely because somehow they have not been truly satisfactory."
Where can I find more quotes about the human experience generally?
Our Always quotes offer more broad, timeless reflections that pair well with this theme.

Broader reflections on identity and existence continue on our Being and Life pages, both natural extensions of this theme.