Everything has its limit—iron ore cannot be educated into gold.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Human nature Limits of education Education

Speaker

Young Man

Author

Mark Twain

Source

What is Man?

Medium

Short story

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark, [published anonymously]. What is Man? De Vinne Press, 1906.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "What is Man?" What Is Man? and Other Essays. Dover Publications, 2019.

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Jerome K. Jerome

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Topic
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Jerome K. Jerome
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1908 1900s 20th century
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And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:26-27

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Topic
Creation of man Human origins Human nature
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:26-27).

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Little strokes fell great Oaks.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic
Butterfly effect Incremental progress Diligence Persistence

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1750 1750s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1750.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.