No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all men are mad.

Mark Twain

More information about this quote

Topic

Dark side of human nature Human nature Insanity

Author

Mark Twain

Source

The Memorable Assassination What is Man? And Other Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Twain, Mark. "The Memorable Assassination." What is Man? And Other Essays. Harper & Brothers, 1917.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Mark Twain about dark side of human nature: “No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all…”
Download
A quote by Mark Twain about dark side of human nature: “No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all…”
Download
A quote by Mark Twain about dark side of human nature: “No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1910s

He was unheeded, happy and near to the wild heart of life.

James Joyce

The Egoist

Buy A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at Amazon Buy A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at Amazon
Read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Happiness Contentment Being carefree

Author

James Joyce
Source
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The Egoist
Medium
Novel Magazine
Genre
Modernist literature
Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man." The Egoist. 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915. Serial.

Current Citation

Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, edited by John Paul Riquelme. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, ch. 4.

Another quote about Human nature

We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.

Homer

The Odyssey

Buy The Odyssey at Amazon Buy The Odyssey at Amazon
Read The Odyssey at MIT's classics department website
More information about this quote
Topic
Temper Anger Human nature

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. 7, l. 307.

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 7, l. 307.