Theodore Dreiser - Human Quotes

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Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.

Theodore Dreiser

Our civilisation is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.

Theodore Dreiser

The city has its cunning wiles, no less than the infinitely smaller and more human tempter. There are large forces which allure with all the souffulness of expression possible in the most cultured human. The gleam of a thousand lights is often as effective as the persuasive light in a wooing and fascinating eye.

Theodore Dreiser

Our civilization is still in the middle stage: scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.

Theodore Dreiser