We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Category: Humankind
Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes. – William Winwood Reade Category: Humankind
Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Humankind
Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate. – Ulysses S. Grant Category: Family
Im not a real movie star. Ive still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago. – Will Rogers Category: funny