Quote#Wisdom
A beetle may or may not be inferior to a man — the matter awaits…
Quote byG. K. Chesterton · 1874–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Defendant (1901), "A Defence of Humilities".
English (original)
A beetle may or may not be inferior to a man — the matter awaits demonstration; but if he were inferior by ten thousand fathoms, the fact remains that there is probably a beetle view of things of which a man is entirely ignorant. If he wishes to conceive that point of view, he will scarcely reach it by persistently revelling in the fact that he is not a beetle.
— G. K. Chesterton
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