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Man is an ape with possibilities.
Man is an ape with possibilities.
Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
 Over the brink of it
 Picture it--think of it,
  Dissolute man.
   Lave in it--drink read more 
 Over the brink of it
 Picture it--think of it,
  Dissolute man.
   Lave in it--drink of it
    Then, if you can. 
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
 Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
 And flesh and blood so cheap!  
 Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
 And flesh and blood so cheap! 
 An inadvertent step may crush the snail
 That crawls at evening in the public path.
  But he read more 
 An inadvertent step may crush the snail
 That crawls at evening in the public path.
  But he that has humanity, forewarned,
   Will turn aside and let the reptile live.