A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our deathlessness is in what we do, not in what we are. George Meredith accountactdeathlessness Change image and share on social
A human being: an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing. Christopher Morley assemblyhumaningenious Change image and share on social
A human being at rest runs on 90 watts. That's how much power you need just to lie down. And if you're a hunter-gatherer and you live in the Amazon, you'll need about 250 watts. That's how much energy it takes to run about and find food. Geoffrey West amazonenergyfind share on social
A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people. Italo Calvino actbiologicalcasual Change image and share on social
A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences. Norman Cousins consequencedwellfashion Change image and share on social
A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed. Mary Tyler Moore choicecreaturefood Change image and share on social
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there. Meister Eckhart bearcoverdepth share on social
A human being is a being who is constantly 'under construction,' but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction. Jose Saramago constantconstantlyconstruction Change image and share on social
A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable. Eileen Caddy humansingleunique Change image and share on social