It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing.
Karel CapekAmong human beings, a cat is merely a cat; among cats, a cat is a prowling shadow in a jungle.
Karel CapekIf dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people.
Karel CapekIt suddenly occurred to me that every move on the chessboard is old and has been played by somebody at some time. Maybe our own history has been played out by somebody at some time, and we just move our pieces about in the same moves to strike in the same way as people have always done.
Karel CapekWherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.
Karel CapekGentlemen, four-fifths of the earth's surface is covered by seas; that is unquestionably too much; the world's surface, the map of oceans and dry land, must be corrected. We shall give the world the workforce of the sea, gentlemen. This will no longer be the style of Captain van Toch; we shall replace the adventure story of pearls by the hymnic paean of labour.
Karel Capek