For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.

Quote by Dante Alighieri

Topics: Evil Quotes, Intelligence Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Will cannot be quenched against its will.

Will cannot be quenched against its will.

Small projects need much more help than great.

Small projects need much more help than great.

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it...

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it...

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral...

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral...

Nature is the art of God.

Nature is the art of God.

He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind...

He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind...

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of...

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of...

I love to doubt as well as know.

I love to doubt as well as know.

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

From a little spark may burst a flame.

From a little spark may burst a flame.

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now...

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now...

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which...

The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which...

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

He listens well who takes notes.

He listens well who takes notes.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

Follow your own star!

Follow your own star!

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.

Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats...

Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats...

Man knows so much and does so little.

Man knows so much and does so little.