Great Throughts Treasury

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Che Guevara, fully Ernesto “Che” Guevara

The natural advantages of the cultivation of sugar in Cuba are obvious, but the predominant fact is that Cuba was developed as a sugar factory of the United States.

Life | Life | Man | Property | Worth |

Ernst Haeckel, full name Ernst Heinrich Phillip August Haeckel

The gulf between this thoughtful mind of civilized man and the thoughtless animal soul of the savage is enormous -- greater than the gulf that separates the latter from the soul of the dog.

Action | Choice | Doctrine | Inheritance | Man | Organic | Survival | Will |

Che Guevara, fully Ernesto “Che” Guevara

Far more important than a good remuneration is the pride of serving one's neighbor.

Heart | Truth | Will |

Che Guevara, fully Ernesto “Che” Guevara

Those who kill their own children and discriminate daily against them because of the color of their skin; those who let the murderers of blacks remain free, protecting them, and furthermore punishing the black population because they demand their legitimate rights as free men — how can those who do this consider themselves guardians of freedom?

Man | Need | Order | Society | Society | Approval |

Ernst Haeckel, full name Ernst Heinrich Phillip August Haeckel

We may now give the following more precise expression to our chief law of biogeny:— The evolution of the foetus (or ontogenesis) is a condensed and abbreviated recapitulation of the evolution of the stem (orphylogenesis); and this recapitulation is the more complete in proportion as the original development (orpalingenesis) is preserved by a constant heredity; on the other hand, it becomes less complete in proportion as a varying adaptation to new conditions increases the disturbing factors in the development (or cenogenesis).

Life | Life | Mind | Value |

Ernst Haeckel, full name Ernst Heinrich Phillip August Haeckel

Yet it is an astonishing fact that the science of the evolution of man does not even yet form part of the scheme of general education. In fact, educated people even in our day are for the most part quite ignorant of the important truths and remarkable phenomena which anthropogeny teaches us.

Light | Man | Understand |

Ernst Toller

And suddenly, like light in darkness, the real truth broke in upon me; the simple fact of Man, which I had forgotten, which had lain deep buried and out of sight; the idea of community, of unity.

Death | Man | Mourning |

E. F. Schumacher, fully Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher

Pollution must be brought under control and mankind's population and consumption of resources must be steered towards a permanent and sustainable equilibrium.

Faith | Knowledge | Mind | Nothing | Will | Happiness |

E. F. Schumacher, fully Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher

It is only when we can see the world as a ladder, and when we can see man's position on the ladder, that we can recognize a meaningful task for man's life on earth.

Little | Man | Rest | Terrorism |

E. F. Schumacher, fully Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher

Socialists should insist on using the nationalized industries not simply to out-capitalize the capitalists—an attempt in which they may or may not succeed—but to evolve a more democratic and dignified system of industrial administration, a more humane employment of machinery, and a more intelligent utilization of the fruits of human ingenuity and effort.

Ability | Courage | Growth | Man |

E. F. Schumacher, fully Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher

The task, then, is to bring into existence millions of new workplaces in the rural areas and small towns. That modern industry, as it has arisen in the developed countries, cannot possibly fulfill this task should be perfectly obvious. It has arisen in societies which are rich in capital and short of labor and therefore cannot possibly be appropriate for societies short of capital and rich in labor.

Man |

Estonian Proverbs

Who is a piece of stick in youth will be a block of wood in old age.

Man | Will |

Estonian Proverbs

A man who has learned much is rich.

Man | Woman |

Ester and Jerry Hicks

No sickness would exist on this planet it your contrast hadn't carved out wellness...that you're NOT allowing.

Experience | Mind | Will |

Estonian Proverbs

When God gives a child, he also gives the clothing.

Death | Man | Money |

Estonian Proverbs

Who is careless will be unhappy.

Man |

Ester and Jerry Hicks

Whenever you are feeling less than good, if you will stop and say, - Nothing is more important than that I feel good, I want to find a reason NOW to feel good - you will find an improved thought.

Heart |

Etty Hillesum, formally Ester "Etty" Hillesum

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.

Heart | Thinking |

Estonian Proverbs

A poor beggar is the one who begs without a bag.

Harm | Man |

Ethiopian Proverbs

The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.

Heart | Man | Wise |