—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

—  Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

—  Bette Davis, 1908-1989, American actress

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

—  Wilhelm Reich, 1897-1957, Austrian psychoanalyst & writer

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

—  Wallace Stevens, 1879-1955, American poet

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

—  Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker

—  Bill Cosby, 1937-, American comedian

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

—  Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

—  Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher

—  Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

—  Carl Sagan, 1934-1996, American astronomer

—  Eugene O’Neill, 1888-1953, American playwright, Nobel 1936

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

—  Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

—  Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet

—  Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer

—  Charlotte Brontë, 1816-1855, English novelist & poet

—  Yevgeni Zamyatin, 1884-1937, Russian writer

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

—  Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

Pulvis et umbra sumus.

—  Horace, 65-8 BC, Roman poet

Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto.

—  Terentius, c. 185-159 BC, Roman comic playwright

—  John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet

—  Lily Tomlin, 1939-, American actress

Όντας δε θνητούς θνητά και φρονείν χρεών.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Alcestis

Πάντων χρημάτων μέτρον έστιν άνθρωπος.

—  Protagoras, 487-412 BC, Ancient Greek sophist

Σκιάς όναρ άνθρωπος.

—  Pindar, 522-438 BC, Ancient Greek lyric poet

Πολλά τα δεινά κουδέν ανθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet ‐ Antigone

Άνθρωπος: ο αναθρών ά όπωπε.

—  Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

Ουκ ένι ιατρικήν είδέναι, όστις μη οίδεν ό τι εστίν άνθρωπος.

—  Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine”

Ως χαρίεν εστ’ άνθρωπος αν άνθρωπος ή.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

Δολερόν μεν αεί κατά πάντα δη τρόπον πέφυκεν άνθρωπος.

—  Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Birds

Άπαξ άνθρωποι γεγόναμεν, δις δε ουκ έστι γενέσθαι.

—  Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

Τω ανθρώπω μικρώ κόσμω όντι.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher