“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way." ... "Surely a better time must be drawing nigh when godlike human beings will become truly humane, and learn to put their animal fellow mortals in their hearts instead of on their backs or in their dinners.” WayHumansHeartHuman BeingsAnimalFellowsDinnerDrawingMortalsVegetarianGlimpseHumaneGodlike Author:John Muir
“Let but a single flash of reality -- the glimpse of a woman from afar or from behind -- enable us to project the image of Beauty before our eyes, and we imagine that we have recognised it, our hearts beat, and we will always remain half-persuaded that it was She, provided that the woman has vanished: it is only if we manage to overtake her that we realise our mistake.” IfsHeartRealityEyeBehindsMistakeHalfImagineProjectsBeatsManageRealisingImagine ThatFlashGlimpseAfarHeart Beat Book:In Search of Lost Time: Within a budding grove Source: In Search of Lost Time: Within a budding grove