In spite of what moralists say,animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong,the servility of the weak,low rapacity,ephemeral pleasure purchased by great effort, death preceded by long suffering. Georges Cuvier
In spite of what moralists say,animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong,the servility of the weak,low rapacity,ephemeral pleasure purchased by great effort, death preceded by long suffering.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo da Vinci
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Ordinarily pleasure and pain are regarded as different from sensations. Ernst Mach
Ordinarily pleasure and pain are regarded as different from sensations.
There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or through pleasure and pain. Ptolemy
There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or through pleasure and pain.
Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth. Ptolemy
Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia. Ptolemy
I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia.
The plant kingdom covers the entire earth, offering our senses great pleasure and the delights of summer. Carl Linnaeus
The plant kingdom covers the entire earth, offering our senses great pleasure and the delights of summer.
It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses. Barbara McClintock
It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
The prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses. Barbara McClintock
The prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
I start with the seedling, and I don't want to leave it. I don't feel I really know the story if I don't watch the plant all the way along. So I know every plant in the field. I know them intimately, and I find it a real pleasure to know them. Barbara McClintock
I start with the seedling, and I don't want to leave it. I don't feel I really know the story if I don't watch the plant all the way along. So I know every plant in the field. I know them intimately, and I find it a real pleasure to know them.
I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them. Barbara McClintock
I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke. Groucho Marx
A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.