“From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.” Victor Hugo
Tags: A marmot suns itself by its hole watching always for eagles
September 27, 2009 at 6:45 am |
note to self: Reverse the order of these pictures so that the eagle is above.
September 27, 2009 at 7:16 am |
“Caution is the eldest child of wisdom”
Victor Hugo
This is also a match for this picture.
October 2, 2010 at 9:27 am |
i think animals are a lot more than that. he is speaking from a very human centred perspective.
October 3, 2010 at 10:37 am |
cut this quote down to
“From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time”
and leave out the moralism