Rational man

I am a man. I grant you, I am a man, and nothing more. I am not a god, nor a giant, nor a beast, nor a bird. I am not a fish, nor a reptile. I grant you, I am only a man. And what is a man? He is a rational animal, granted to be lord over the rest of the creatures, which inhabit the earth. He can grant, and he can refuse; he can punish, and he can reward; he can issue commands, and he can forbid. He can grant, and he can refuse, because he can hear, and can understand. He can punish, and reward, because he can distinguish between good and evil. He can issue commands, and forbid, because he can foreknow,