Despite being depicted in innumerable cartoons as apelike brutes living in caves, Neanderthals had brains slightly larger than our own. They were also the first humans to leave behind strong evidence of burying their dead and caring for their sick. Guns, Germs And Steel
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. Pride and Prejudice
Examine each individual, and consider the whole world, and you will find that there is no man's life that is not aiming at tomorrow. Day's Collacon
An army is a strange composite masterpiece, which strength results from an enormous sum total of utter weaknesses. Thus only can we explain a war waged by humanity against humanity in spite of humanity. Les Misérables
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