“Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.”
~ Joseph de Maistre (April 1, 1753 – February 26, 1821) Philosopher
I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighbourhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Astrophysicist – Born: July 13, 1932
“Poetry is a naked woman, a naked man, and the distance between them.”
– Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Man is condemned to be free, because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
~Jean-Paul Sartre
In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man ignore all of them. ~Aldo Leopold
Born: May 29, 1917 – Died: November 22, 1963
