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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.
Humans can learn to like anything, that's why we are such a successful species. You can drop humans anywhere and read more
Humans can learn to like anything, that's why we are such a successful species. You can drop humans anywhere and they'll thrive--only the rat does as well.
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.".
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.
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
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.
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 as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
