Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Topic

Nature of man

Author

Charles Caleb Colton

Source

Lacon

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: Or Many Things In Few Words Addressed To Those Who Think. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.

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William Ellery Channing

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Topic
Seasons of life Inflection points
Speaker
William Ellery Channing
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1829 1820s 19th century
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Citation

Channing, William Ellery. "The Union." May 1829, Boston, MA, USA. Speech.

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Of all the creatures that breathe and move across the earth, there is nothing feebler than man.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Topic
Human frailty Nature of man

Author

Homer
Source
The Odyssey
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 18, l. 130.

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 18, l. 130.