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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem whi

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve. – Erich Fromm, Man for Himself, 1947

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Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts. – David Herbert Lawrence, White Peacock, 1911

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God has given a great deal to man, but man would like something from man. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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The human race is governed by its imagination. – Napoleon

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I demand of you, and of the whole world, that you show me a generic character… by which to distinguish between Man and Ape. I myself most assuredly know of none. – Carl Linnaeus, 1788

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