One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, co-operation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs. He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight.

Famous Quotes / James Thurber

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James Thurber: "One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, co-operation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs. He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight."

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Balance	Beavers	Began	Chatter
Community	Competence	Cooperation	Developed
Group	Hind	Imagination	Inextricable
Into	Legs	Loss	Observe
Orioles	Overnight	Purpose	Qualities
Rabbits	Reason	Rose	Sagacity
Since	Smartest	Stream	Suffered
Thought	Trouble	Understand	Work
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One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, co-operation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs. He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight. - James Thurber