Showing posts with label humanity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humanity. Show all posts

February 13, 2011

#2,774

The spectacle of humanity does not acquire a certain dignity except thanks to the distortion it undergoes in history due to time.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 445

December 17, 2010

#2,431

Nothing appears more obsolete to humanity during its drinking bouts than the truths it confesses again when it recovers its judgment.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 392

November 27, 2010

#2,307

In every historical situation there always arises somebody to defend in the name of liberty, humanity, or justice, the stupid opinion.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 374

November 22, 2010

#2,279

The soul surpasses the world, whereas the world encompasses humanity.
The insignificance of humanity renders “philosophies of history” ridiculous, whereas the infinite price of each human soul vindicates religion.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 370

November 13, 2010

#2,227

Humanity longs to free itself from poverty, from toil, from war—from everything which few escape without degrading themselves.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 362

October 17, 2010

#2,060

The carelessness with which contemporary humanity is squandering its goods appears to indicate that it does not expect to have descendants.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 334

September 9, 2010

#1,837

History is less the evolution of humanity than the unfolding of facets of human nature.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 302

August 31, 2010

#1,781

Humanity is the only totally false god.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 294

August 24, 2010

#1,739

Because we know that God cares about the individual, let us not forget that He seems to care little about humanity.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 288

August 10, 2010

#1,656

Untouchable topics abound in democratic times. Race, illnesses, climate, end up being caustic substances there. Unspeakable there is anything that might imply that humanity is not causa sui.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 277

July 19, 2010

#1,526

Our soul has a future.
Humanity has none.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 255

April 2, 2010

#832

The fervor of the homage which the democrat renders to humanity is comparable only to the coldness with which he disrespects the individual.
The reactionary disdains man, without meeting an individual he scorns.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 153

February 1, 2010

#252

“Human” is the adjective which serves to excuse any infamy.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 59