Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. Thomas Carlyle animalmantool Change image and share on social
Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails. Plato animalflatfoot Change image and share on social
Man is alone everywhere. But the solitude of the Mexican, under the great stone night of the high plateau that is still inhabited by insatiable gods, is very different from that of the North American, who wanders in an abstract world of machines, fellow citizens and moral precepts. Octavio Paz abstractamericancitizen share on social
Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on. H. L. Mencken boastheadman Change image and share on social
Man is always marveling at what he has blown apart, never at what the universe has put together, and this is his limitation. Loren Eiseley blowlimitationman Change image and share on social
Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow accomplishmentmansurprise Change image and share on social
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. Adam Smith animalbargainbone Change image and share on social
Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head. Gilbert K. Chesterton animaldiseasedivine share on social
Man is an extraordinarily fixed and limited animal whose nature is absolutely constant. It is only by tradition and organisation that anything decent can be got out of him. T. E. Hulme absolutelyanimalconstant Change image and share on social
