The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high probability that we derived, originally, from some single cell, fertilized in a bolt of lightning as the earth cooled.

Quote by Lewis Thomas

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The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

It hurts the spirit, somehow, to read the word environments, when the plural means that...

It hurts the spirit, somehow, to read the word environments, when the plural means that...

The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the...

The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the...

If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...

If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends

Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends

Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they...

Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they...

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see...

The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see...

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is...

One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is...

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know...

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know...

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.

How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.

To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue in that eternal silence...

To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue in that eternal silence...

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.