Philip of Macedon

“At the time, science had declared humans unique, since we were so much better at identifying faces than any other primate. No one seemed bothered by the fact that other primates had been tested mostly on human faces rather than those of their own kind.”
― Frans de Waal, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

“Life cannot be classified in terms of a simple neurological ladder, with human beings at the top; it is more accurate to talk of different forms of intelligence, each with its strengths and weaknesses. This point was well demonstrated in the minutes before last December's tsunami, when tourists grabbed their digital cameras and ran after the ebbing surf, and all the 'dumb' animals made for the hills.”
― B.R. Myers

“In everything that you do, pause and ask yourself if death is a dreadful thing because it deprives you of this.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
― Epictetus, Discourses and Selected Writings