Hippolyte Taine

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.

There are four varieties in society the lovers the ambitious observers and fools. The fools are the happiest.

The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.

Not only does the State do the work badly on a domain not its own, bunglingly, at greater cost, and with less fruit than spontaneous organizations, but, again, through the legal monopoly which it deems its prerogative, or through the overwhelming competition which it exercises, it kills or paralyzes these natural organizations or prevents their birth; and hence so many precious organs, which, absorbed, atropic or abortive, are lost to the great social body.