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"Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."

Being, Kindness, Motive

"Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves."

People, Propaganda

"Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled."

Self,

"Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor."

Loss, Prejudice

"Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible."

Man,

"Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem."

Crisis, Self

"It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."

Being, Deed, Kindness, Motive

"It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor."

Love, Humanity

"It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak."

Power, Evil, Promise, Sense

"It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it."

Love, America, Americans, Hate

Exlpore more Death quotes

"Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life - not death."

Berenice Abbott, American Photographer

Death, Life, Positive, Act

"A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death."

Lucius Accius, Italian Poet

Death, Life, Disgrace, Man

"The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Death, People, Fear

"Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real progress. People who lived for ever would not only hamper and discourage the young, but they would themselves lack sufficient stimulus to be creative."

Alfred Adler, Austrian Psychologist

Death, People, Progress, Humanity

"Normality is death."

Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

Death, Normality

"Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has itself died, can inflict it administratively on innumerable people."

Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

Death, People, Humanity

"Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Death, Life

"Death is softer by far than tyranny."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Death, Tyranny

"For children preserve the fame of a man after his death."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Death, Children, Fame, Man

"Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Death, Gods, Desire, Gifts