Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

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.

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.

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.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

For nothing human foreign was to him.

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!

Humans can learn to like anything, that's why we are such a successful species. You can drop humans anywhere and read more

Humans can learn to like anything, that's why we are such a successful species. You can drop humans anywhere and they'll thrive--only the rat does as well.

Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the read more

Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the meaning of his unique existence.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.