"I remember clearly the deaths of three men. One was the richest man of the century, who, having clawed his way to wealth through the souls and bodies ...












Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

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"But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's no godliness there.
"And I feel that I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent t...
"But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open....
"The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.
"The last clear definite function of man—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man....For man, unlike any other...
"It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.
"No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
"Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow.
"And is usually true of a man of one idea, [Charles] became obsessed.