#human nature

Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

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The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

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Although I do wrong, I do not the wrongs that I am charged with doing; the wrong that I do is through the frailty of human nature, like other men. No man lives without fault. ↗

— Joseph Smith, Jr.

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The trifle now inscribed with your name. was occasioned by a particular fact; but to the disgrace of human nature, the subject is sufficiently general to interest every heart not totally impenetrable. ↗

— Thomas Day

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Human nature is not black and white but black and grey. ↗

— Graham Greene

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It is my deliberate opinion that the one essential requisite of human welfare in all ways is scientific knowledge of human nature. ↗

— Harriet Martineau

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Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture. ↗

— Steven Pinker

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It's human nature to gripe, but I'm going ahead and doing the best I can. ↗

— Elvis Presley

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The traditional Christian attitude toward human personality was that human nature was essentially good and that it was formed and modified by social pressures and training. ↗

— Carroll Quigley

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The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ↗

— William James

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