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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.
If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or read more
If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own . . . how much kinder, how much gentler he would be.
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!
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
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.
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.
Never to blend our pleasure or our pride
With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.
Never to blend our pleasure or our pride
With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.
