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> [Man is the only animal that contemplates death, and also the only animal that shows any sign of doubt of its finality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/man-is-the-only-animal-that-contemplates-death-and-also-the-only/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

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## Other authors on Man Animal

## More by William Ernest Hocking

> [Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished; the others can only be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/only-the-man-who-has-enough-good-in-him-to-feel-the-justice-of-the/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Without good-will, no man has any presumptive right, except the right or opportunity to change his will, so long as there is hope of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/without-good-will-no-man-has-any-presumptive-right-except-the-right/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Principle II: The presumptions of the law are creative presumptions:;: they are aimed at conditions to be brought about, and only for that reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/principle-ii-the-presumptions-of-the-law-are-creative-presumptions/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [However rich we may become in knowledge of the deeper causes of historical results, we forgo all understanding of history if we forget this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/however-rich-we-may-become-in-knowledge-of-the-deeper-causes-of/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [We are driven to confess that we actually care more for religion than we do for religious theories and ideas: and in merely making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/we-are-driven-to-confess-that-we-actually-care-more-for-religion-than/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Pure community is a matter of no interest to any will; but a community which pursues a common good is of supreme interest to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/pure-community-is-a-matter-of-no-interest-to-any-will-but-a-community/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/i-find-that-a-man-is-as-old-as-his-work-if-his-work-keeps-him-from/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [What our view of the effectiveness of religion in history does at once make evident as to its nature is--first, its necessary distinction; second,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/what-our-view-of-the-effectiveness-of-religion-in-history-does-at/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [A person who wills to have a good will, already has a good will--in its rudiments. There is solid satisfaction in knowing that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/a-person-who-wills-to-have-a-good-will-already-has-a-good-will-in-its/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Principle III: Presumptive rights are the conditions under which individual powers normally develop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/principle-iii-presumptive-rights-are-the-conditions-under-which/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [For those who have only to obey, law is what the sovereign commands. For the sovereign, in the throes of deciding what he ought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/for-those-who-have-only-to-obey-law-is-what-the-sovereign-commands/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Principle I: Legal rights are presumptive rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/principle-i-legal-rights-are-presumptive-rights/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [No religion is a true religion that does not make men tingle to their finger tips with a sense of infinite hazard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/no-religion-is-a-true-religion-that-does-not-make-men-tingle-to-their/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Mr. Rihani, we met once a thousand years ago and we may not meet again for another thousand years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/mr-rihani-we-met-once-a-thousand-years-ago-and-we-may-not-meet-again/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

> [Wherever moral ambition exists, there right exists. And moral ambition itself must be presumed present in subconsciousness, even when the conscious self seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ernest-hocking/wherever-moral-ambition-exists-there-right-exists-and-moral-ambition/)

[William Ernest Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ernest-hocking/)

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