Man is a successful animal, that's all.

Remy de Gourmont

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Topic

Nature of man

Author

Remy de Gourmont

Language

French

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

De Gourmont, Remy. Promenades Philosophiques. c. 1905.

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Everyone has something to hide.

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Anton Chekhov
Medium
Personal journal
Language
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Time
1904 1900s 20th century
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Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Personal notebook entry. c. 1904.

Another quote about Nature of man

Man is the measure of all things.

Protagoras

Quoted in Theaetetus, by Plato

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Topic
Nature of man
Speaker
Protagoras

Author

Plato
Source
Theaetetus
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
420 BC 420s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Plato. Θεαίτητος [Theatetus]. c. 400 BC.

Current Citation

Plato. Theatetus, translated by John McDowell. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Another quote originally in French

Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees.

Paul Valéry

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Topic
Names Perception

Author

Paul Valéry
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Zen koan
Language
French
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Valéry, Paul. Quoted in Robert Irwin: A Way to Look at Things by Not Forgetting Their Names, written by Adrian Kohn. c. 1982.