“Can I pay any higher tribute to a man [George Gaylord Simpson] than to state that his work both established a profession and sowed the seeds for its own revision? If Simpson had reached final truth, he either would have been a priest or would have chosen a dull profession. The history of life cannot be a dull profession.” IfsMenLifeHas BeensStatesSciencePayHigherFinalsSeedsProfessionChosenDullPriestsTributeRevisionHistory Of Life Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“Let us depart! the universal sun Confines not to one land his blessed beams; Nor is man rooted, like a tree, whose seed, the winds on some ungenial soil have cast there, where it cannot prosper.” MenSunTreeLandWindUniversalBlessedCastsSeedsSoilRootedBeamEmigration Author:Robert Southey
“And in that hour, The seeds of cruelty, that since have swell'd To such gigantic and enormous growth, Were sown in human nature's fruitful soil. Hence date the persecution and the pain That man inflicts on all inferior kinds, Regardless of their plaints.” MenHumansKindPainGrowthHoursAnimalHuman NatureCreaturesSeedsEnormousCrueltySoilInferiorsPersecution Book:The poetical works of William Cowper: Complete ed., with memoir, explanatory notes etc Source: The poetical works of William Cowper: Complete ed., with memoir, explanatory notes etc
“There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased, The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured.” MenMayLyingChanceWeakAimSeedsProphecyDeceased Author:William Shakespeare