Creatures Quotes

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Man is the creature that cannot emerge from himself, that knows his fellows only in himself; when he asserts the contrary, he is lying. — Marcel Proust
Man is the only creature who has a nasty mind. — Mark Twain
A great poet, a really great poet, is the most unpoetical of all creatures. But inferior poets are absolutely fascinating. — Oscar Wilde
Man is emphatically a proselytizing creature. — Thomas Carlyle
For man is not the creature and product of Mechanism; but, in a far truer sense, its creator and producer. — Thomas Carlyle
I finished 'Beautiful Creature,' and I felt somewhat unfulfilled. I felt like this other side of me needed to be released. Some of the songs… — Juliana Hatfield
There is in every animal's eye a dim image and gleam of humanity, a flash of strange light through which their life looks out and… — John Ruskin
... when all the world dissolves, And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that are not heaven. — Christopher Marlowe
There is no tomorrow. There is only a planet turning on its axis, and a creature given to optimistic fancies. — Robert Breault
Whatever creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration. — Sai Baba
Whenever a great physician treats diseases, he has to be mentally calm and his disposition firm. He should not give way to wishes and desires,… — Sun Simiao
Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak! — Confucius
For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and significant creatures of… — W. Somerset Maugham
The Poet, gentle creature as he is, Hath, like the Lover, his unruly times; His fits when he is neither sick nor well, Though no… — William Wordsworth
Man is messy, but any creature that can create space vehicles can probably cope. — George Will
Actors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few. — Louis L'Amour
When, in the present world, men behave well, that is no doubt sometimes because they are creatures of habit as well as, sometimes, because they… — Joseph Wood Krutch
The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we're… — J. G. Ballard
We may have uneasy feelings for seeing a creature in distress without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them. — Samuel Johnson
As regards this vice, we read that the peacock is more guilty of it than any other animal. For it is always contemplating the beauty… — Leonardo da Vinci

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