The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Henry David Thoreau

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Topic

Nature of man

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Source

Journals of Henry David Thoreau

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. Journal entry. 26 Sept. 1859.

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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

Walt Whitman

Song of Myself

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Grass Stars Big vs. small

Author

Walt Whitman
Source
Song of Myself Leaves of Grass
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, poem 1.

Current Citation

Whitman, Walt. "Song of Myself." Leaves of Grass and Other Writings. W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, sect. 31.

Another quote about Nature of man

I
a universe of atoms
an atom in the universe.

Richard Feynman

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Topic
Man and the universe Nature of man
Speaker
Richard Feynman
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Feynman, Richard. "The Value of Science." 1955, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote from 1859

Owing to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relations to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring. The offspring, also, will thus have a better chance of surviving.

Charles Darwin

On the Origin of Species

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Topic
Natural selection Evolution

Author

Charles Darwin
Source
On the Origin of Species
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1859 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1859, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species, edited by William Bynum. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.