I was often humiliated to see men disputing for a piece of bread, just as animals might have done. My feelings on this subject have very much altered since I have been personally exposed to the tortures of hunger. I have discovered, in fact, that a man, whatever may have been his origin, his education, and his habits, is governed, under certain circumstances, much more by his stomach than by his intelligence and his heart.


"The History of My Youth", p. 55. - Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men (1859)

François Arago Quotes

I was often humiliated to see men disputing for a piece of bread, just as animals might have done. My feelings on this subject have very much altered ...

I was often humiliated to see men disputing for a piece of bread, just as animals might have done. My feelings on this subject have very much altered ...

I was often humiliated to see men disputing for a piece of bread, just as animals might have done. My feelings on this subject have very much altered ...

I was often humiliated to see men disputing for a piece of bread, just as animals might have done. My feelings on this subject have very much altered ...