Beast Quote by David Hume

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

— Confucius

Because reason...is the only thing that makes us men, and distinguishes us from the beasts, I would prefer to believe that it exists, in…

— Anonymous

So that, in effect, religion, which should most distinguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes,…

— John Locke

Ignorant men differ from beasts only in their figure.

— Cleanthes

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

— Doris Day

“The facts are that an essential difference exists between man and beast. Human nature is sui generis; it has its own character and attributes.…

— Herman Bavinck

Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.

— Henri Bergson

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.

— Desiderius Erasmus

“In order to think and infer it is necessary to assume beings: logic handles only formulas for what remains the same. That is why…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

There is no truth. There is only perception.

— Gustave Flaubert

Truth is a woman. That is why it is enigmatic.

— Lawrence Durrell

I am convinced that different people awaken different beasts in you.

— K.Michelle