Quote by Don Marquis
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. – Don Marquis

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I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis

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I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated His ability. – Oscar Wilde

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Modern man is the missing link between apes and human beings. – Author Unknown

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The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? I am on the side of the angels. – Benjamin Disraeli

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It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man. – Aeschylus, Agamemnon

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You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Your nature is the Buddha. – Bodhidharma

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For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions – the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in. – Lucy Powell

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A bicycle does get you there and more…. And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. – Bill Emerson, “On Bicycling,” Saturday Evening Post, 1967 July 29th

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