Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
H. G. WellsI never yet heard of a useless thing that was not ground out of existence by evolution sooner or later. Did you? And pain gets needless.
H. G. WellsEvery one of these hundreds of millions of human beings is in some form seeking happiness.... Not one is altogether noble nor altogether trustworthy nor altogether consistent; and not one is altogether vile.... Not a single one but has at some time wept.
H. G. WellsThe character of the Open Conspiracy [the movement towards a world collective] will now be plainly displayed. It will have become a great world movement as widespread and evident as socialism or communism. It will largely have taken the place of these movements. It will be more, it will be a world religion.
H. G. Wells