Lewis Thomas Quotes


It is a distortion, with something profoundly disloyal about it, to picture the human being as a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing watching and patching, always on the verge of flapping to pieces.


Citations

Thomas, Lewis. The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher. Viking Press, 1979.

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  • Born: November 25, 1913
  • Died: December 3, 1993
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist

Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.