HUMAN ANIMALS
Man’s estimate of man is revealed by the epithets applied to him: He’s a horse if strong; a mule if stubborn; a duck if strange; a beast when he puts aside ordinary intelligence; a skunk when guilty of malicious treatment of others; a monkey when humorous, with a touch of foolishness; an ape when doing as others do, or when lacking initiative; a wolf when he is inclined to destroy; a fox when displaying a high degree of acumen; a worm when he allows other people to step on him; a leech when living on other people’s money; a hound when he goes after things; a mouse when listening closely without pretending to; a rooster when strutting with too much self-importance; a rat when he betrays a friend; a shark when making money rapidly. The Bible speaks of man as being fearfully and wonderfully made. According to all the epithets, many men are fearfully and wonderfully UNMADE.
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