Nature of man Quote by Ann Brashares

“As far back as I can remember, I’ve utterly destroyed within myself the pride of being human. And I saunter to the periphery of…

— Emil M. Cioran

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in…

— Leon Trotsky

“Civilization is only a pretense; in the crisis, we become mere apes again, forgetting the rational biped of our pretensions and becoming instead the…

— Orson Scott Card

“Perhaps other souls than human are sometimes born into the world, and clothed in human flesh. —”

— John Connolly

“If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it's simply a way of thinking, acting, and feeling,…

— Lieutenant Commander Data

“But we live on the cusp of a Renaissance in consciousness of who we truly are and, thus, we can now begin to thrive…

— Martha Char Love

“We come into this world alone, unlike all who have gone before us...Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“It's the most charming thing about humans. You are all so sure that the lesser animals are bleeding with envy because they didn't have…

— Orson Scott Card

“Expansion of the soul’s true nature will always lead us toward the creation of life we are meant to live.”

— Tina M. Zion

“without a doubt, that we evolved from apes.”

— Dan Brown

“humans had to become the nicest of all apes before they could also evolve into the smartest.”

— Stefan Klein