Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. - Confucius
The Doctrine of the MeanThe perfect human being is uninteresting. — Joseph Campbell
Eye of the Beholder: True Stories of People with Facial DifferencesPersonally, I do not believe the human mind has any limits but those we impose ourselves.
Education of a Wandering ManEcological awareness expands the context of life; it also enlarges who we are as a person.
Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological PerspectiveWe may think we live for wisdom, but in fact we're living for the the pleasure wisdom brings us.
The Engineer of Human SoulsThe joy of killing! the joy of seeing killing done - these are traits of the human race at large.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldHorror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it.
The Golden Age of Science FictionIt is in the nature of the human being to seek a for his actions.
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation V-VII