There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.Jean GiraudouxDiversityHuman natureUnity Share this
Humankind’s chief fault is that they have so many small ones.Jean PaulCriticismHuman nature Share this
Everybody likes a few surprises; it’s a perfectly natural human craving.Jean WebsterEnjoymentExpectationsHuman nature Share this
The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.Jean-Jacques RousseauDesireHappinessHuman nature Share this
Most people aren’t cut out for value investing, because human nature shrinks from pain.Jean-Marie EveillardHuman natureInvestingPain Share this
All human actions are equivalent… and all are on principle doomed to failure.Jean-Paul SartreFailureHuman nature Share this
The impulse to worship is impossible to eradicate. Even the most prosaic have to worship something.Jeanette WintersonBeliefHuman natureReligion Share this
The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.William JamesAmbitionHuman naturePerseverance Share this
Happiness is the most elusive thing for human beings to find.Frederick LenzHappinessHuman nature Share this
What has always made a Hell on earth has been that man has tried to make it his Heaven.Friedrich HolderlinHuman natureSuffering Share this
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.Mason CooleyHistoryHuman naturePsychology Share this
Curious how often you Humans manage to obtain that which you do not want.Leonard NimoyDesireHuman natureIrony Share this
The two fortresses which are the last to yield in the human heart, are hope and pride.Lewis Howard LatimerHopeHuman naturePride Share this
Hope springs eternal in the human breast, and is as necessary to life as the act of breathing.Lewis Howard LatimerHopeHuman natureVitality Share this
Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions.Lewis ThomasHuman natureSpontaneityWorry Share this
Left to ourselves, mechanistic and autonomic, we hanker for friends.Lewis ThomasFriendshipHuman natureIsolation Share this
The instinct to survive will never change, neither will the human body’s amazing ability to endure.Lofty WisemanEnduranceHuman natureSurvival Share this
Remember that one touch of ill-nature makes the whole world kin.Lord ActonEmpathyHuman natureUnity Share this
Which is the most universal human characteristic: fear, or laziness?Louis MackeyFearHuman natureLaziness Share this
But little white lies here and there is human nature. Everybody does that.Lucy HaleAcceptanceDeceptionHuman nature Share this
There does not exist a man sufficiently intelligent never to be tiresome.Luc de ClapiersHuman natureIntelligence Share this
Everybody knows everybody’s dying, that’s why people are as good as they are.Michael MoriartyEmpathyHuman natureMortality Share this
This is part of human nature, the desire to change consciousness.Michael PollanConsciousnessDesireHuman nature Share this
As far as fidelity is concerned, there is no animal in the world as treacherous as man.Michel de MontaigneBetrayalHuman natureTrust Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity
