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Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the read more
Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the meaning of his unique existence.
It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them read more
It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.
We have believed--and we do believe now--that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible.
We have believed--and we do believe now--that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible.
If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and read more
If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and organization, we can say this: were there the slightest possibility that another rival or superior species might appear, on earth or elsewhere, man would use every means at his disposal to destroy it.
man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
Man makes holy what he beleives, as he makes beautiful what he loves.
Man makes holy what he beleives, as he makes beautiful what he loves.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness read more
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?
Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?
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.
