"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" Quotes
"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" explores the history and impact of Homo sapiens from the emergence of our species to the present day, highlighting key revolutions and their influence on society and the planet.
nonfiction | 498 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The real difference between us and chimpanzees is the mythical glue that binds together large numbers of individuals, families, and groups.
You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.
Culture tends to argue that it forbids only that which is unnatural.
The entire contract between the people and the state has been reduced to a single phrase: the state permits the people to live as long as they pay taxes.
Fiction has enabled us not merely to imagine things, but to do so collectively.
The romantic contrast between modern industry that pollutes the environment and our ancestors who lived in harmony with nature is largely a myth.
Capitalism began as a theory about how the economy functions. It was both descriptive and prescriptive.
Money is the most universal and most efficient system of mutual trust ever devised.
Happiness does not really depend on objective conditions of either wealth, health, or even community.
To the best of our understanding, only Homo sapiens can talk about things that we have never seen, touched or smelled.
