Natural Man Quotes

“It was no longer the fear of the gallows, it was the horror of being Hyde that racked me.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“... Man is not truly one, but truly two... even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both...”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“... Desire baffles knowledge and power.”
― Jean-François Lyotard, Driftworks

“And this again, that that insurgent horror was knit to him closer than a wife, closer than an eye; lay caged in his flesh, where he heard it mutter and felt it struggle to be born; and at every hour of weakness, and in the confidence of slumber, prevailed against him, and deposed him out of life.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“...[T]he sublimity and intrinsic dignity of the command in duty are so much the more evident, the less the subjective impulses favor it and the more they oppose it, without being able in the slightest degree to weaken the obligation of the law or to diminish its validity.”
― Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

“Beloved'

His eyes contain the history of the world
Of all its inhabitants who come and go
He yields his wisdom freely for all
So human hearts may follow his well-worn tracks

Peace and grace surround him
As Nature shields him in her protective embrace
She moves through him speaking softly
Enchanting tales of her wilderness

Quietly as a leaf finds the forest floor
She brushes his cheek with faintest touch
Reminding him she is his true home
Guarding his footsteps over all terrain

She brings him comfort when darkness falls
Through flickering flames and dancing moonlight
And when he closes his eyes to sleep
She guides his dreams to his soul’s remembrance
Of life as one with the Nature he loves”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“The natural man is self-centered, selfishness promotes self, protects self and provides for self. Your recognition of God will not go unchallenged by the natural man. The natural man fights for recognition and you should give what it fights for. However, the only recognition you should give to the natural man is its worthlessness in comparison to the NEW MAN in CHRIST JESUS!”
― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel