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.

Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe read more

Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe such progress is relished because it feels nice.

Love, hope, fear, faith--these make humanity;
These are its sign and note and character.

Love, hope, fear, faith--these make humanity;
These are its sign and note and character.

The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.

The natural man has only two primal passions: to get and beget.

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.

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a read more

If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on the headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time.".

Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.