Nature of man Quote by Noah Gordon

“Now you see what kind of creatures we are, Hugh. Eating things alive. That's what we do. How can you have much respect for…

— Malcolm Lowry

“Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.”

— Confucius

“Some speak of the savagery of beasts. I will ever prefer that to the thoughtless contempt some men have toward animals.”

— Robin Hobb

“Humans are animals, but aren’t we supposed to be civilized animals?”

— Justine Monikue

“his species could end, a victim of people who valued themselves above other creatures of nature. We”

— Lea Wait

“The veneer of civilization fell away to reveal desperate animals, humanity at their worst.”

— Travis Luedke

“Humanity was cruel, and if you were prepared to try to find a bottom to that cruelty, you had best be prepared for a…

— Mira Grant

“...nature is so immoral, vulgar, and downright wicked we can't possibly use nature's behaviors to set rules for ourselves.”

— Dan Riskin

“Humanity must perforce prey upon itself, like monsters of the deep.”

— Lemony Snicket

“We turn ourselves into beasts so that we may cope with being human.”

— Dr. Johnson

“It is because nature is ruthless, hideous, and cruel beyond belief that it was necessary to invent civilisation.”

— John Wyndham

“Don't live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature”

— Epictetus