Mankind

Famous quotes containing the word mankind:

“Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world.... We are partners with the rest. What affects mankind is inevitably our affair as well as the nations of Europe and Asia.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

“One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.”
—Max Beerbohm (1872–1956)