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.
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Every human heart is human.
Every human heart is human.
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!
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.
Humanity is the sin of God.
Humanity is the sin of God.
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.
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.
Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able read more
Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?
W'en you see a man in woe,
Walk right up and say "hullo."
Say "hullo" and "how read more
W'en you see a man in woe,
Walk right up and say "hullo."
Say "hullo" and "how d'ye do,"
"How's the world a-usin' you?"
. . . .
W'en you travel through the strange
Country t'other side the range,
Then the souls you've cheered will know
Who you be, an' say "hullo."
The dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all o its meaninglessness.
The dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all o its meaninglessness.
