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Them Quotes by E. O. Wilson
- The time has come to link ecology to economic and human development. When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not…
- Now when you cut a forest, an ancient forest in particular, you are not just removing a lot of big trees and a few birds…
- Humanity, in the desperate attempt to fit 8 billion or more people on the planet and give them a higher standard of living, is at…
- Mating Strategy is influenced by the cardinal fact that women have more at stake in sexual activity than men, because of the limited age span…
- These slender little people (Homo Habilis), the size of modern 12 year olds, were devoid of fangs and claws and almost certainly slower on foot…
- We are not afraid of predators, we're transfixed by them, prone to weave stories and fables and chatter endlessly about them, because fascination creates preparedness,…
- In science, you really do need to have a purpose-driven life. You will succeed to the extent that you get the most out of your…
- It may be argued that to know one kind of beetle is to know them all. But a species is not like a molecule in…
- Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my…
- When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
- Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
- Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
- Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
- I was a senior in high school when I decided I wanted to work on ants as a career. I just fell in love with…
- I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be…
- Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life.
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- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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