Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman—a rope over an abyss. What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal. – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), Thus Spake Zarathustra, translated by M.A

Every human being is a repeated question asked to the spirit of the Universe. – Mihai Eminescu, translated by Oana Platon

The thief and the murderer follow nature just as much as the philanthropist. – T.H. Huxley, “Evolution and Ethics,” 1893

Man is the only trained animal who expects his reward before he does his trick. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com