Citations

Citations, from humanity itself or about humanity itself, classic and otherwise, but preferably classic

tfw your trying to find obscure quotes for your philosophy class paper.

'But better is what benefits.' If to your benefit as a rational being, adopt it: but if simply to your benefit as an animal, reject it, and stick to your judgement without fanfare. Only make sure your scrutiny is sound. caritas patiens est benigna est caritas non aemulatur non agit perperam non inflatur non est ambitiosa non quaerit quae sua sunt non irritatur non cogitat malum non gaudet super iniquitatem congaudet autem veritati omnia suffert omnia credit omnia sperat omnia sustinet Affectus, qui passio est, desinit esse passio simulatque eius claram et distinctam formamus ideam. Luxury Employ'd a Million of the Poor, And odious Pride a Million more; Envy it self, and Vanity, Were Ministers of Industry; Their darling Folly, Fickleness, In Diet, Furniture and Dress, That strange ridic'lous Vice, was made The very Wheel that turn'd the Trade. Thus Vice nurs’d Ingenuity, Which join’d with Time and Industry, Had carry’d Life’s Conveniences, It’s real Pleasures, Comforts, Ease, To such a Height, the very Poor Liv’d better than the Rich before. Your duty is to stand straight - not held straight. 'Well,' I said, 'haven't you noticed that opinion without knowledge is always a poor thing? At the best it is blind - isn't anyone who holds a true opinion without understanding like a blind man on the right road?' 'Yes.' 'Then do you want a poor, blind, halting display from me, when you can get splendidly clear accounts from other people?' You must therefore each descend in turn and live with your fellows in the cave and get used to seeing in the dark; once you get used to it you will see a thousand times better than they do and will distinguish the various shadows, and know what they are shadows of, because you have seen the truth about things admirable and just and good. And so our state and yours will be really awake, and not merely dreaming like most societies today, with their shadow battles and their struggle for political power, which they treat as some great prize.