"Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes."

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Source : William Winwood Reade (1874). “The Martyrdom of Man”, p.395

William Winwood Reade

#Believe Quotes #Angel Quotes #Men Quotes

“You don't go through life, you grow through life”
“Did the Prime Minister have some sort of grudge against you by sending this publicity crazed person into your Department?”
“I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.”

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“You cannot get an influence from the cuisine of a country if you don't understand it. You've got to study it.”
“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”
“All truth is very ordinary. It is peoples' fantasies of what is true that is so extraordinary.”
“Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs.”
“I refuse to give into the sad reflex of French envy because this envy paralyzes our country.”

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