Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

Man is at the bottom an animal, midway, a citizen, and at the top, divine. But the climate of this read more

Man is at the bottom an animal, midway, a citizen, and at the top, divine. But the climate of this world is such that few ripen at the top.

For the interesting and inspiring thing about America, gentlemen,
is that she asks nothing for herself except what she read more

For the interesting and inspiring thing about America, gentlemen,
is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right
to ask for humanity itself.

I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.

I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so cheap!

Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so cheap!

Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable read more

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for read more

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.