The doctors tell us of a physical disease called fatty degeneration of the heart… there is a moral malady—fatty degeneration of the soul; sooner or later it attacks every man, however noble his career, who puts self forward in his aims; who values fame because a personal possession. – Frank Lee Benedict, The Price She Paid, 1882

A human being: an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing. – Christopher Morley, Human Being

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

Perchance God will pity a race that sought the better angels of its nature and found only its lesser demons. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com