"What on earth would a man do with……" — H.G. Wells

"What on earth would a man do with himself, if something did not stand in his way?"

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294 Quotes by H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells has 294 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Why had we come to the moon? The thing presented itself to me as a perplexing problem. What is this…
I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher…
Is it any wonder that to this day this Galilean is too much for our small hearts?
You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel-a hunger and thirst. For six long days, since my work…
He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly.
I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in…
The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and…
We live in reference to past experience and not to future events, however inevitable.
We want to get rid of the militarist not simply because he hurts and kills, but because he is an…
Democracy's ceremonial, its feast, it's great function, is the election.
The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his…
Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.

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More Earth Quotes

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The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and… — Neil Armstrong
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for… — Neil Armstrong
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. — Neil Armstrong
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was,… — Sean Astin
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on… — Margaret Atwood
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. — Marcus Aurelius
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
Carbon dioxide is natural. It is not harmful. It is part of Earth's life cycle. — Michele Bachmann

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