Tag Archives: q: human nature

We are so new, as a creature. I mean, we’re the last group made, you know? And we just got here. The reptiles were on this little blob of spit and sand for 200 million years, and we just sort … Continue reading →

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Give a man a mask, and he shall tell the truth.  -  Anon

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People always get tired of one another. I grow tired of myself whenever I am left alone for ten minutes, and I am certain that I am fonder of myself than anyone else can be of another person.  -  George … Continue reading →

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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.  -  H. L. Mencken

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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.  -  Carl Sagan

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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.  -  Mark Twain

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Only the shallow know themselves.  -  Oscar Wilde

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A living entity that regarded its means of survival as evil, would not survive. A plant that struggled to mangle its roots, a bird that fought to break its wings would not remain for long in the existence they affronted. … Continue reading →

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You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.  -  Charles Haddon Spurgeon

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.  -  Anon

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