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.
Topics
Distortion
Fallibility
Human Nature
Loyalty
Self-Control
Weak, Weakness, Weaknesses
Imperfection
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Self-Reliance
Self-Sufficiency
Vulnerability
Self-Preservation
Human Being
Human Condition
Human Resilience
Human fragility
Moral Integrity
Human Image
Citations
Thomas, Lewis. The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher. Viking Press, 1979.
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Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.