No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all men are mad.

Mark Twain

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Dark side of human nature Human nature Insanity

Author

Mark Twain

Source

The Memorable Assassination What is Man? And Other Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. "The Memorable Assassination." What is Man? And Other Essays. Harper & Brothers, 1917.

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Dying for one's country Self-sacrifice Patriotism War

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Wilfred Owen
Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

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All men by nature desire to know.

Aristotle

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Curiosity Knowledge Human nature

Author

Aristotle
Source
Metaphysics
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aristotle. τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά [Those after the physics]. c. 322 BC, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Metaphysics, translated by Hugh Lawson-Tancred. Penguin Classics, 1999, book alpha.