Logo
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only a

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. – William Hazlitt, The English Comic Writers, 1819

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Humankind
category

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is. – Albert Camus

Category:
Humankind

Monkeys are superior to men in this: When a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey. – Malcolm de Chazal

Category:
Humankind

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. – George Orwell

Category:
Humankind

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

Category:
Humankind

Random Quotes

Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state, we cant meet the demands of being a modern society. – Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Category:
Society

Ive won some pretty cool things in my life and I have a lot of great titles. – Heather OReilly

Category:
cool

In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc. – Juan Goytisolo

Category:
Poetry

As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of peoples lives. Whether its a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people. – Rob Bell

Category:
wedding