The power to become habituated to his surroundings is a marked characteristic of mankind.

John Maynard Keynes

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Topic

Adaptability Human nature

Author

John Maynard Keynes

Source

The Economic Consequences of the Peace

Genre

Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Economist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. The Economic Consequences of the Peace. Self-published, 1919, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. "The Economic Consequences of the Peace." The Essential Keynes. Penguin, edited by Robert Skidelsky, 2016, ch. 1.

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The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

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Topic
Dying for one's country Self-sacrifice Patriotism War

Author

Wilfred Owen
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1918 1910s 20th century
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Original Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

Current Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen. Random House UK, 2018.

Another quote about Human nature

Man is by nature a political animal.

Aristotle

Politics

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Topic
Politics Human nature

Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 1.

Another quote from 1919

I am a lover and have not found my thing to love.

Sherwood Anderson

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Topic
Looking for love
Speaker
Stranger

Author

Sherwood Anderson
Source
Tandy
Medium
Short story
Language
English
Time
1919 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Anderson, Sherwood. "Tandy." Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life. B. W. Huebsch, 1919.

Current Citation

Anderson, Sherwood. "Tandy." Winesburg, Ohio, edited by Marc K. Dudley. W. W. Norton & Company, 2023.