Mankind 20 "It is easier to know man in general than to understand one man in particular." La Rochefoucauld. 1665. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Mankind 20 We are both similar to and different from everyone else. "In each of us there is a little of all of us." Lichtenberg. 1764-99. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Mankind 21 What makes a man distinct is his control of his instincts. "What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but in his opposition, to his instincts." Thoreau. 1850. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Mankind 22 Man believes he is free. "Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because…[nothing] can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being." Lichtenberg. 1764-99. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Mankind 23 There is a world of difference in the meaning of a smile and a laugh. "The world loved man when he smiled; the world became afraid of him when he laughed." Rabindranath Tagore. 1916. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
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