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Insignificance of man3 quotes
The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. — David Hume · 1776Walk not on the earth exultantly; certainly thou wilt never tear the earth open, nor attain the mountains in height. — Muhammad · 632Little Fly,
Thy summer's play
My thoughtless hand
Has brushed away.
Am not I
A fly like thee?
Or art not thou
A man like me?
For I dance
And drink and sing,
Till some blind hand
Shall brush my wing. — William Blake · 1794Man and animals2 quotes
The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. — David Hume · 1776Little Fly,
Thy summer's play
My thoughtless hand
Has brushed away.
Am not I
A fly like thee?
Or art not thou
A man like me?
For I dance
And drink and sing,
Till some blind hand
Shall brush my wing. — William Blake · 1794Empathy1 quote
Little Fly,
Thy summer's play
My thoughtless hand
Has brushed away.
Am not I
A fly like thee?
Or art not thou
A man like me?
For I dance
And drink and sing,
Till some blind hand
Shall brush my wing. — William Blake · 1794Humility1 quote
Walk not on the earth exultantly; certainly thou wilt never tear the earth open, nor attain the mountains in height. — Muhammad · 632Man and the universe1 quote
Walk not on the earth exultantly; certainly thou wilt never tear the earth open, nor attain the mountains in height. — Muhammad · 632The universe1 quote
The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. — David Hume · 1776