"We are not princes of the earth, we are the descendants of worms, and any nobility must be earned."

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Source : "Theology is a deceitful strategy" by PZ Myers, freethoughtblogs.com. July 1, 2008.

PZ Myers

#Earth Quotes #Worms Quotes #Nobility Quotes

“A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself.”
“About the only good thing you can say about old age is, it's better than being dead!”
“Another observation, in a former letter of yours, has not escaped my remembrance â€“ the three lessons which a minister has to learn: 1. Humility. 2. Humility. 3. Humility. How long are we learning the true nature of Christianity!”

Source : Charles Simeon (1848). “Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon, Late Senior Fellow of King's College and Minister of Trinity Church, Cambridge: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence”, p.60
“I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.”
“You can put anything into words, except your own life.”

Source : Max Frisch (1994). “I'm Not Stiller”, p.55, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You know what I would like to do: make a film with actors standing in empty space so that the spectator would have to imagine the background of the characters.”
“Man is the only animal to borrow tools.”
“No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.”

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