1093 – “Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one who inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it. It is a trait not known to the higher animals.”

-Mark Twain

Quote Number: 80

Source: Twain, Mark. “Man’s Place in the Animal World.” In What is Man? And Other Philosophical Writings. Paul Baender, editor. University of California Press: Berkeley, California. 1973. Pg 84. Online from Google Books Here.

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