#human nature

Any theory intended to describe and analyze socio-historical reality cannot restrict itself to the human spirit and disregard the totality of human nature. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

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The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

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War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not without regret that I see it disappearing more and more from the scene. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

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People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences. ↗

— Richard Thompson

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It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. ↗

— Marianne Moore

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Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything. ↗

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

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I mean, you always want everybody to pat you on the back and tell you you're wonderful every time you do something; I think that's human nature. ↗

— David Duchovny

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Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice. ↗

— Elihu Root

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Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature. ↗

— Anna Sui

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Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature. ↗

— Phyllis Schlafly

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