Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment. Rene Dubos More Quotes by Rene Dubos More Quotes From Rene Dubos Human life is now molded to a large extent by the changes that man has brought about in his external environment and by his attempts at controlling body and soul. Rene Dubos bodysoulmen The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal. Rene Dubos natureexpressionpast Whatever his inhibitions and tastes, Western man believes in the natural holiness of seminudism and raw vegetable juice, because these have become for him symbols of unadultered nature. Rene Dubos vegetablesmenbelieve Human life implies adventure, and there is no adventure without struggles and dangers. Rene Dubos struggledangeradventure It is a disturbing fact that Western civilization, which claims to have achieved the highest standard of health in history, finds itself compelled to spend ever-increasing sums for the control of disease. Rene Dubos healthcivilizationfacts Social evolution may be the result of intention, but it rarely, if ever, produces the result intended. Rene Dubos intentionevolutionmay Nature always strikes back. It takes all the running we can do to remain in the same place. Rene Dubos environmentalnaturerunning ...Search for the cause may be a hopeless pursuit because most disease states are the indirect outcome of a constellation of circumstances. Rene Dubos agedarkmay ... men as a rule are more preoccupied with the dangers that threaten their life than interested in the biological forces on which they depend for a constructive existence. Rene Dubos riskdangermen ... each type of civilization has had diseases peculiar to it and at each period the various social groups in any community also have differed in this regard. Rene Dubos groupscommunitycivilization More can be learned from what works than from what fails. Rene Dubos failslearnedthanmore
