Treatise Of Human Quotes

#1. Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the press.

David Hume

#2. when in the face of writer's block, find another way to counter attack".

Shaheer Henderson

#3. The Ethics of Aristotle is one half of a single treatise of which his Politics is the other half. Both deal with one and the same subject. This subject is what Aristotle calls in one place the "philosophy of human affairs;" but more frequently Political or Social Science.

Aristotle.

#4. The common moral praxis of Jews and Christians is most definitely theologically informed by the doctrine we share in common: The human person, male and female, is created in the image of God.

David Novak

#5. The role of benefactor is worse than thankless, it's the role of a victim, Doctor, a sacrificial victim, yes, they want your blood, Doctor, they want your blood on the altar steps of their outraged, outrageous egos!

Tennessee Williams

#6. If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

Groucho Marx

#7. A cup that is already full cannot have more added to it. In order to receive the further good, we must give of that which we have.

Margaret Becker

#8. When somebody says to me-which they do like every 5 years- "How does it feel to be over the hill?" my response is, "I'm just heading up the mountain."

John C. Baez

#9. How do you define God? Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.

Robert J. Sawyer

#10. Young children who constantly hear "person" praise ("you're so smart to do this well") as opposed to "task" praise ("you did that well") are more likely to believe that intelligence is fixed rather than expandable with hard work.

Ken Bain

#11. If everyone knew exactly what I was going to say, then there would be no point in my saying it, would there?

Douglas Adams

#12. I'm not a big metal fan. I love and respect the musicianship, which is spectacular.

Steven Adler

#13. Private property is redundant. "Public property" is an oxymoron. All legit property is private. If property isn't private it's stolen.

Gustave De Molinari

#14. A stolen kiss is not easily returned.

Idries Shah

#15. If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house, then in a field, ... it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light.

John Calvin

#16. The general never regretted his early marriage, or regarded it as a foolish youthful escapade; and he so respected and feared his wife that he was very near loving her.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#17. Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting.

Trent Reznor