Man alone consumes and engulfs more flesh than all other animals put together. He is, then, the greatest destroyer, and he is so more by abuse than by necessity.

George Louis Leclerc

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Topic

Human destructiveness Man and animals

Author

George Louis Leclerc

Source

Histoire Naturelle

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

French

Time

1753 1750s 18th century

Occupation

Mathematician Scientist Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Leclerc, Georges-Louis. Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi [Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King's Cabinet]. Paris: Imprimerie royale, c. 1753.

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All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.

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Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 1.

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There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

Herman Melville

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Herman Melville
Source
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Another quote originally in French

The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes.

George Sand

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Topic
Paying attention Observation

Author

George Sand
Language
French
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Sand, George. Letter to Madame Juliette Lamber. 7 Apr. 1868.