Among the multitude of animals which scamper, fly, burrow and swim around us, man is the only one who is not locked into his environment. His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, make it possible for him not to accept the environment, but to change it.


The Ascent of Man, Lower than the Angels (p. 19), Little, Brown & Co. 1973

Jacob Bronowski Quotes

Among the multitude of animals which scamper, fly, burrow and swim around us, man is the only one who is not locked into his environment. His...

Among the multitude of animals which scamper, fly, burrow and swim around us, man is the only one who is not locked into his environment. His...

Among the multitude of animals which scamper, fly, burrow and swim around us, man is the only one who is not locked into his environment. His...

Among the multitude of animals which scamper, fly, burrow and swim around us, man is the only one who is not locked into his environment. His...