Three passions simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life: the longing for love the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only great poets can read the.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace making the best of circumstances.

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.

Man is an animal who more than any other can adapt himself to all climates and circumstances.

Every means hitherto employed with the intention of making mankind moral has been thoroughly immoral.