Drive out prejudices through the door, and they will return through the window.

Frederick the Great

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Prejudice and bias Human nature

Author

Frederick the Great

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Letters of Frederick the Great

Medium

Letter

Language

German

Time

1771 1770s 18th century

Occupation

King National leader Royalty

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Frederick the Great. Letter to Voltaire. 19 Mar. 1771.

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I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Letter
Language
English
Time
1777 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Letter to Leopold Mozart. 8 Nov. 1777.

Current Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. The Letters of Mozart and His Family, edited by Emily Anderson. Springer, 2016.

Another quote about Human nature

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

Aldous Huxley

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Learning from the past History repeating itself History Human nature

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Aldous Huxley
Source
A Case of Voluntary Ignorance Esquire
Medium
Essay Magazine
Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. "A Case of Voluntary Ignorance." Collected Essays. Harper & Brothers, 1959. Originally published Esquire, 1 Oct. 1956.

Another quote originally in German

Love your solitude and bear with sweet-sounding lamentation the suffering it causes you.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

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Topic
Solitude

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke
Source
Letters to a Young Poet
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Advice
Language
German
Time
1929 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letter to Franz Kappus. 16 July 1903.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letters to a Young Poet, translated by Charlie Louth. Penguin Classics, 2014.