Mankind? That is an abstraction. There have always been and always will be only individuals.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhat dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe