Man is the sole animal whose nudities offend his own companions, and the
only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his
own kind.
-- Montaigne, "Apology for Raymond Sebonde"
only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his
own kind.
-- Montaigne, "Apology for Raymond Sebonde"
Related:
- To date, there is only one animal in the Galaxy dangerous to man- man himself.
He must supply his own indispensable competition. He has no enemy to help him. -- Lazarus Long... - The idea that God is His own grandmother may be unsupported by Scripture, but who wants to offend God's grandmother?
- Responsibility is the linchpin of our society. Each man responsible for his
own actions, each action contributing to the greater good.
-- Major Briggs, from Twin Peak... - The most difficult secret for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself. PAGNOL
- You can't trust a man who won't shave himself on his own hangover.
- No one is unemployed who minds his own business.
- Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. -- Seneca
- A gentleman is a man who can support his own weight on his hands.
- To those who are awake, there is one ordered universe common to all, whereas
in sleep each man turns away from this world to one of his own.
-- Heraclitu...
