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The most beautiful as well as the most ugly inclinations of man ar

The most beautiful as well as the most ugly inclinations of man are not part of a fixed biologically given human nature, but result from the social process which creates man. – Erich Fromm

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We all dream we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake. – Erich Fromm

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Dreams
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There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. – Erich Fromm

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power
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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. – Aldous Huxley

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Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us. – Robinson Jeffers

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If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day. – Alex Noble

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Its not like I dont have my own wants and dreams anymore – its just that the kids come first. Its primal. – Angie Harmon

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Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it. – Pope John Paul II

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Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written. – Anon.

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