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More and more clearly as the scones disappeared into his interior he saw that what the sensible man wanted was a wife and a home with scones like these always at his diposal. P. G. Wodehouse
...the argument for the perfectibility of humankind rests on a logical fallacy. Thus: man is by definition imperfect, say those who would perfect him. But those who would perfect him are themselves, by their own definition, imperfect. Margaret Atwood
HAMLET [...] we fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots. Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service, two dishes, but to one table; that's the end. CLAUDIUS Alas, alas. HAMLET A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm. CLAUDIUS What dost thou mean by this? HAMLET Nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar. William Shakespeare
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the..."
...a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the immortal part of man. Robert A. Heinlein
Jean Rostand quote: "Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and..."
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are a god. Jean Rostand
No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same. Viktor E. Frankl
The wise do not argue therefrom, that the desires of the woman, as long as she is young and strong, are not as real and urgent of those of the man. Richard Francis Burton
But Natural Selection, as we shall hereafter see, is a power incessantly ready for action, and is immeasurably superior to man's feeble efforts, as the works of Nature are to those of Art. Charles Darwin
Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born? When at your hands did I deserve this scorn? Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man, That I did never, no, nor never can, Deserve a sweet look from Demetrius' eye, But you must flout my insufficiency? William Shakespeare
George Orwell quote: "Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became..."
Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible. George Orwell
Forward into the untrodden! Courage, old man, and hold on to your umbrella! Have you got your garters on? Mind your hat! ("Mr. Arcularis") Conrad Aiken
Thomas Middleton quote: "I much applaud thy judgement; thou art well-read in a fellow...."
I much applaud thy judgement; thou art well-read in a fellow. And 'tis the deepest art to study man. Thomas Middleton
There was once a man, Harry, called the steppenwolf. He went on two legs, wore clothes and was a human being, but nevertheless he was in reality a wolf of the steppes. He had learned a good deal of all that people of a good intelligence can, and was a fairly clever fellow. What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life. Herman Hesse
Paul Auster quote: "To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's..."
To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do. Paul Auster
I felt free and chained at the same time - like one feels just before election, when all the crooks have been nominated and you are beseeched to vote for the right man. Henry Miller

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