Quote by Graham Greene

Human nature is not black and white but black and grey.

Human nature is not black and white but black and grey.

Summary

This quote suggests that human nature cannot be classified as purely good or evil, but rather lies in an intermediate state between these extremes. It implies that humans possess both positive and negative qualities, and that their actions are often influenced by a mixture of motivations and circumstances. Instead of a clear dichotomy, human nature is depicted as a complex entity, characterized by shades of grey, reflecting the ambiguity and complexity of human behavior and psychology.

Topics

Nature

By Graham Greene

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Frie

I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.

Freedom

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Pover

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.

The message of transformation and how we all can live from o

The message of transformation and how we all can live from our heart, not just from our head, was a very important message for me to learn in my own life.

Life

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given f

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears, Pass it on.

Kindness

There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush admin

There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam Hussein and they would like to have the Kurds autonomous.

Sympathy

Though there might not be any easy answers to the problem of

Though there might not be any easy answers to the problem of poverty, its most compelling scribes do not resign themselves to representation solely for the sake of those age-old verities of truth and beauty.

Beauty

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

Rabindranath Tagore

Truth

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.

Effort

The great God endows His children variously. To some he give

The great God endows His children variously. To some he gives intellect -- and they move the earth. To some he allots heart -- and the beating pulse of humanity is theirs. But to some He gives only a soul, without intelligence -- and these, who never grow up, but remain always His children, are God's fools, kindly, elemental, simple, as if from His palette the Artist of all had taken one color instead of many.

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Foolishness Fools

For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own. Let

For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own. Let them swim in the deepest ocean or glide over the highest cloud.

Albus Dumbledore Movie Quote

Adventures are never fun while you're having them.

Adventures are never fun while you're having them.

Humor Funny

The way to know life is to love many things.

The way to know life is to love many things.

Vincent Van Gogh

Love