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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.
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the read more
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the difference between what things are and what they might have been.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Respect us, human, and relieve us, poor.
Respect us, human, and relieve us, poor.
To err is human - but it feels divine
To err is human - but it feels divine
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
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.
The so-called human race.
The so-called human race.
Man is an ape with possibilities.
Man is an ape with possibilities.