Human kind
Cannot bear very much reality.

T.S. Eliot

Burnt Norton

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Topic

Facing the truth Delusion Human nature

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

Burnt Norton Four Quartets

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United States

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Eliot, T. S. “Burnt Norton.” Collected Poems 1909–1935. Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1936, pt. 1.

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Words strain,
Crack and sometimes break, under the burden
Under the tension, slip, slide, perish,
Decay with imprecision, will not stay in place,
Will not stay still.

T.S. Eliot

Burnt Norton

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Topic
Meaning of words Words Limits of language

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T.S. Eliot
Source
Burnt Norton Four Quartets
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. “Burnt Norton.” Collected Poems 1909–1935. Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1936, pt. 5.

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You can't understand it. You would have to be born there.

William Faulkner

Absalom, Absalom!

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American South

Author

William Faulkner
Source
Absalom, Absalom!
Medium
Novel
Genre
Southern Gothic
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom! Chelsea House Publishers, 1987, p. 85.

Another quote about Human nature

As long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.

Aldous Huxley

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Topic
Human nature Political leadership Politics

Author

Aldous Huxley
Source
Ends and Means
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization). Chatto & Windus, 1937, ch. 8.