"One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason."
Oscar Wilde

January 1, 1970

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German: "Man ist versucht, den Menschen als vernunftbegabtes Tier zu definieren, das immer die Geduld verliert, wenn es der Vernunft gemäß handeln soll."

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