It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human
nature, and to learn to look without read more

It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human
nature, and to learn to look without wonder or disgust on the
weaknesses which are found in the strongest minds.

Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance.

Man must realize his own unimportance before he can appreciate his importance.

There are 193 living species of monkeys and apes. 192 of them are covered with hair. The exception is a read more

There are 193 living species of monkeys and apes. 192 of them are covered with hair. The exception is a naked ape, self-named Homo Sapiens.

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable read more

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.

Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.

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.

I am a man; nothing human is alien to me.

I am a man; nothing human is alien to me.

Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors, read more

Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors, and a misfit from the start.