Human Nature

I want to show others a man just as he is, true to his nature; and this man will be myself.  I am not made like any of those I have come across.  If I am not better, at least I am different.  --Rousseau

This is the sum of all true righteousness: deal with others as you yourself would be dealt.  --The Mahabharata

A true friend is someone with whom you can discard your rationalizations and pretenses so that you can develop your unique human potential without fear.  A true friend is someone whose soul joins with yours in exploration of the universe and with whom you rejoice in your mutual discoveries.  --John H. McMurphy

A human being is part of the whole called by us "Universe."  We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of consciousness.  This delusion is a prison for us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature.  --Albert Einstein