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“The Terrible Truth is that brutality is part of human nature, and all the laws in the world can't neuter it.”

World Humans Law Human Nature Terrible Truth Is Brutality

Book:The Devil's Punchbowl: A Novel

Source: The Devil's Punchbowl: A Novel

“"Out, damned spot!" That is the true cry of human nature. That stain cannot be removed without blood and that which is infinitely more, and deeper, and profounder, and more terrible than blood, of which blood is but the symbol - the suffering of Deity.”

Humans Suffering Blood Human Nature Cry Terrible Deeper Spots Symbols Deities Stains

Author:G. Campbell Morgan

“It's human nature to extrapolate the recent past into the future, but it's terrible that managements go along with this.”

Humans Past Human Nature Terrible Management Recent Past

Author:Charlie Munger

“I believe a man is born first unto himself - for the happy developing of himself, while the world is a nursery, and the pretty things are to be snatched for, and pleasant things tasted; some people seem to exist thus right to the end. But most are born again on entering manhood; then they are born to humanity, to a consciousness of all the laughing, and the never-ceasing murmur of pain and sorrow that comes from the terrible multitudes of brothers.”

Source: The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence

“Human consciousness becomes a terrible gift which challenges the power that gave it.”

Humans Challenges Consciousness Human Nature Terrible Human Consciousness

Book:Lucy's Legacy: Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution

Source: Lucy's Legacy: Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution

“It must be terrible to have to live among people and not like human nature.”

People Humans Nature Human Nature Terrible

Book:The Business of Life

Source: The Business of Life

“Just because we think we're so wonderful doesn't mean we really are. We could be really terrible animals and just never admit it because it would hurt so much.”

Thinking Mean Hurt Animal Wonderful Human Nature Terrible Hurt So Much

Book:Hocus Pocus

Source: Hocus Pocus