Ray Lankester famous quotes

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  • Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.

  • We need a way of life in which the animal, guided by reason, may romp but will not bite.

  • If there had been no troublemakers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.

  • I can't decide if this movie is so spectacularly, breathtakingly dumb as to induce stupidity in anyone who watches, or so brutally brilliant that it disarms all reason. What's the difference?

  • I'm not interested in the difference between good and bad, I'm interested in the differences between good and great.

  • The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.

  • We are not separate. Our sense of separateness is superficial and exist only in the physical dimension. In our human element, we are not separate; we’re very much connected. Every other human being is just as precious as we are, and worthy of as much respect and love and consideration. This understanding needs to manifest in our conduct in each moment. This is the part of the Work that will transform you.

  • Fatherhood is a relationship of love and understanding It is power and action. It is counsel and instruction.

  • Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility, it becomes rashness, or obstinacy.

  • The improvement of the mind improves the heart and corrects the understanding.