It takes little talent to see clearly what lies under one's nose, a good deal of it to know in which direction to point that organ.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Judgment Wisdom

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

The Dyer's Hand

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "Writing." The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. Random House, 1962.

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Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic
Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden
Source
Herman Melville
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

Another quote from the 1960s

It was as though in those last minutes he was summing up the lesson that this long course in human wickedness had taught us—the lesson of the fearsome, word-and-thought-defying banality of evil.

Hannah Arendt

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Topic
Nature of evil Evil The Holocaust

Author

Hannah Arendt
Source
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil The New Yorker
Medium
Essay Magazine
Genre
Political literature Historical literature
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Arendt, Hanna. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Viking Press, 1963. Originally published by The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 1963.

Another quote about Wisdom

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job

Job 12:12

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Topic
Wisdom Old age
Speaker
Job
Source
Book of Job The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 12:12).