“All this shouldn't last; but it will, always; the human 'always' of course, a century, two centuries... and after that it will be different, but worse. We were the Leopards, the Lions; those who'll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas; and the whole lot of us, Leopards, jackals, and sheep, we'll all go on thinking ourselves the salt of the earth.” ThinkingHumansLittlesTwoDifferentWholeEarthLastsCoursesCenturyGoes OnLionsSheepSaltLeopardsJackalsHyenasSalt Of The Earth Book:The Leopard: Revised and with new material Source: The Leopard: Revised and with new material
“As always the thought of his own death calmed him as much as that of others disturbed him: was it perhaps because, when all was said and done, his own death would in the first place mean that of the whole world?” WorldFirstsMeanSaidDoneWholeWhole WorldDisturbedSaid And Done Book:The Leopard Source: The Leopard
