Man desired concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; she desires discord. Man wants to live easy and content; but nature compels him to leave ease… and throw himself into roils and labors. – Immanuel Kant, Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, 1787

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

That in man which cannot be domesticated is not his evil but his goodness. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin