quote: human nature
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Give a man a mask, and he shall tell the truth. – Unknown
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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. But the history of man has been a struggle to deny and destroy his mind.…
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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. – Unknown
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If wishes were horses, they would pull the hearses of our dearest friends and nearest relatives. All men are murderers at heart. – Unknown
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If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence. – Will Cuppy
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Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better. – Unknown
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. – Napoleon
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When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. – George Bernard Shaw
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Whenever the powers of government are placed in any hands other than those of the community, whether those of one man, of a few, or of several, those principles of human nature which imply that government is at all necessary, imply that those persons will make use of them to defeat the very end for…
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If you turn the other cheek, you will get a harder blow on it than you got on the first one. This does not always happen, but it is to be expected, and you ought not to complain if it does happen. – George Orwell
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Humans aren’t the only species on Earth, we just act like it. – Unknown