My opinions about human nature are shared by many psychologists, linguists, and biologists, not to mention philosophers and scholars going back centuries.
quote by Steven Pinker
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Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists.
quote by Corliss Lamont
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Everyone Have Their Opinions
Everyone have their opinions that's how it ought to be
And respect their opinions though with them you may not agree
As long as they respect human rights and a fair go for all
The difference between you and them to say the least is small.
Everyone have their opinions and no two quite the same
Even between those who are known to think alike some difference one can name
That's what makes us most interesting we all think differently
And you are very different so different to me.
Everyone have their own opinions a fact that is well known
And like 'tis said of him or her the words to each their own
To others opinions you should not react in a violent sort of a way
We must allow for difference and let them have their say.
Everyone have their opinions that fact with us remain
And as long with your opinions power over others you don't seek to gain
Though your opinions may be very different to mine
I respect your way of thinking and our difference suits me fine.
poem by Francis Duggan
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There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature.
quote by Steven Pinker
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Poetry Is Read Surface Meaning Shimmers
mystics devote precious lifetimes
trying to peer through thin veils
trying to tear through thin veils
trying to understand awareness
scholars comb research libraries articles
philosophers psychologists study minds
archaeologists systematically dig in site dirt
poets probe creatively mine visions infinite
once the poetry is read the surface
can no longer hide beneath veils
come ride our roller-coaster be careful
on turns flying through mind's eyes
risk riding roller-coaster poetic thoughts
strips bare superficial bias world reviews
explore past edges get under faces skins
learn reality shadows living rift conditions
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Seneca brings vividly before us a picture of the various scholars assembled in a school of the philosophers.
quote by Frederic William Farrar
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A precious—mouldering pleasure
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A precious—mouldering pleasure—'tis—
To meet an Antique Book—
In just the Dress his Century wore—
A privilege—I think—
His venerable Hand to take—
And warming in our own—
A passage back—or two—to make—
To Times when he—was young—
His quaint opinions—to inspect—
His thought to ascertain
On Themes concern our mutual mind—
The Literature of Man—
What interested Scholars—most—
What Competitions ran—
When Plato—was a Certainty—
And Sophocles—a Man—
When Sappho—was a living Girl—
And Beatrice wore
The Gown that Dante—deified—
Facts Centuries before
He traverses—familiar—
As One should come to Town—
And tell you all your Dreams—were true—
He lived—where Dreams were born—
His presence is Enchantment—
You beg him not to go—
Old Volume shake their Vellum Heads
And tantalize—just so—
poem by Emily Dickinson
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Dog's Tail
IF DOG'S TAIL CAN BE STRAIGHTENED
THEN MAN CAN NEVER BE QUESTIONED
BUT ALAS! IT HAS SEPRANTS NATURE
BITE ANY ONE IF NOT SUITED TO HIS NATURE
IT WIL NEVER HAPPEN
WE HAVE OBSERVED SINCE CENTURIES EVEN
DOG IS SAID TO HAVE EARNED THE NAME OF FAITHFUL ANIMAL
WHERE AS PEOPLE TURN THEIR BACK WHEN FIND SOMEONE'S ARRIVAL
WE ARE TOTALLY UNTRUSTWORTHY
NO ONE MAY FALL IN LINE WITH SYMPATHY
IT IS SIMPLE AND CAN BE EASILY AVOIDED
HUMAN MIND IS SUSCEPTBLE AND PROVIDED
THERE IS EXCEPTION TOO
WE HAVE SENTIMENTS THAT CAN BE CALLED HONEST AND TRYE
WE WEEP AND CRY AT SOMEBODY'S PAIN
AT THE SAME TIME EXPRESS JOU AND HAPPINESS IN RAIN
HUMAN NATURE IS SUCH AND CAN'T BE BLAMED
EACH PERSON THINKS DIFFERENT AND CAN'T BE CLAIMED
SO IF SOMEONE ACTS SHAMEFULTHEN WHOLE OF DESERVES NO CONCDEMNATION
IT IS FINE BLEND OF NATIRAL BOND WOVEN WITH FINE RELATION
poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
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Tail Of Dog
IF DOG'S TAIL CAN BE STRAIGHTENED
THEN MAN CAN NEVER BE QUESTIONED
BUT ALAS! IT HAS SEPRANTS NATURE
BITE ANY ONE IF NOT SUITED TO HIS NATURE
IT WIL NEVER HAPPEN
WE HAVE OBSERVED SINCE CENTURIES EVEN
DOG IS SAID TO HAVE EARNED THE NAME OF FAITHFUL ANIMAL
WHERE AS PEOPLE TURN THEIR BACK WHEN FIND SOMEONE'S ARRIVAL
WE ARE TOTALLY UNTRUSTWORTHY
NO ONE MAY FALL IN LINE WITH SYMPATHY
IT IS SIMPLE AND CAN BE EASILY AVOIDED
HUMAN MIND IS SUSCEPTBLE AND PROVIDED
THERE IS EXCEPTION TOO
WE HAVE SENTIMENTS THAT CAN BE CALLED HONEST AND TRYE
WE WEEP AND CRY AT SOMEBODY'S PAIN
AT THE SAME TIME EXPRESS JOU AND HAPPINESS IN RAIN
HUMAN NATURE IS SUCH AND CAN'T BE BLAMED
EACH PERSON THINKS DIFFERENT AND CAN'T BE CLAIMED
SO IF SOMEONE ACTS SHAMEFULTHEN WHOLE OF DESERVES NO CONCDEMNATION
IT IS FINE BLEND OF NATIRAL BOND WOVEN WITH FINE RELATION
poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
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Thousand Human Eyes
Thousand human eyes
Cannot grasp nature’s beauty
In lifetime to praise
Thousand human eyes
Cannot see nature in full
As I always flies
Thousand human eyes
Falls short in their description
Of Sunset sunrise
Thousand human eyes
Cannot apprehend nature
Beneath the blue skies
Thousand human eyes
Fails to see nature’s beauty
To fully appraise
Thousand human eyes
Cannot fully understand
Nature to surmise
Thousand human eyes
Are blessed to see the nature
In its complete guise
Thousand human eyes
Sees the beauty of nature
With awe and oyez
Thousand human eyes
Is not capable to see
Nature’s burning eyes
poem by Mittur Ramprasad
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Non-working class is in minority
Wise men are in minority.
Teachers, Scholars and philosophers.
The society must value the minority
Then it will grow to prosperity.
24.05.2002, pakd
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature, and it has often been said by philosophers, that nature is the will of God. And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.
quote by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Human Nature (feat. Claudette Ortiz)
[Verse 1:]
Looking out
Across the night-time
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs
[Verse 2:]
Get me out
Into the night-time
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
[Chorus:]
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say
Why, why, just tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
[Verse 3:]
Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are ev'rywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare
[Chorus:]
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say
Why, why, just tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin' this way
I like lovin' this way
[Verse 4:]
Looking out
Across the morning
The city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street
[Chorus:]
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
[Chorus:]
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say
Why, why, tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
song performed by by Boyz II Men
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Human Nature Blues
The human nature
Is to still from another person
The human nature
Is to swear at each other
The human nature
Is to talk non stop
The human nature
Is to kill
poem by Aldo Kraas
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For centuries many of the world's distinguished philosophers have assaulted Christianity as being irrational, superstitious and absurd.
quote by Josh McDowell
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Just Leave Me To Nature
In Claraghatlea near Millstreet my life's journey began
And in that old Townland i grew into a man
But i cannot say where my remains will lay
I will be with Nature and that is okay.
I will be with Nature and it will not matter to me then
If i am not remembered as one of the great men
Who were of a benefit to human kind
For centuries of fame i do not feel inclined.
I've heard her birds sing and I've breathed her air
Just leave me to Nature of me she'll take care
And even if my bones to ashes will burn
I was born of Nature and to her I'll return.
Just leave me to Nature for to rest in peace
From the cares of living I'll have found a release
In Claraghatlea near Millstreet i first saw light of day
But i am not to know where my remains will lay.
poem by Francis Duggan
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Nature Of The Beast
Verse 1
Like a razor
Ive been livin on the edge
Am I losing control
Ive been pushed above
The point of no return
Under pressure I fell
Release 1
My will is bending
Like steel
This talk of danger
Is real
Chorus
Its not my nature
To be sweet anymore
Its just the nature
Of the beast at your door
Its human nature
In the animal world
(its human nature)
(its human nature)
Verse 2
I am not responsible
For things I cant explain
You know the night is like a zoo
In the jungle
With your back against the wall
Your love is precious to you
Release 2
The fever burnin through me
You free the spirit in me
Chorus
Break
Chorus (repeat 3 times )
song performed by by Bee Gees
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Minutes of a day's work on the Bible
Around 1608; a pleasant day in Cambridge;
eight men sit round a table. Originally there were nine:
Dr Lively who presided at their speedy start
is now departed their distinguished company;
gave his lively life to this great enterprise, some say.
Among them still, the greatest of divines and
Hebrew scholars of their day.
This, the seventh version of the Bible
through its history; ‘seven times purified’
as the Bible says itself,
through Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin,
and English versions over centuries…
Since 1604, they’ve worked upon their
allotted section of the Bible; one sixth;
now they’re on the 'Canticles'; today
it’s Psalm 46: God is our hope and strength,
a very present help in trouble…
They have arrived now at the final verses:
God has stilled the warring armies
of the outer world; and now to still the inner world…
‘Lette goe; and knowe thatte I am Godde’..
that, the learned Hebrew scholars say,
is how it actually translates…
‘Bee stille and knowe..’ they find in earlier translation;
which command should they pass down
to centuries to come? Which sound tells the soul
the most, of its true nature? Or which sound will aid the soul
the quickest to return to its true self?
The scholars and divines, (all 54 of them in sum)
work at phenomenal, at godly, speed;
this is the great work of their lives;
‘Let go’; ‘Be still’ – which has more
the ring of soul’s eternity?
All have done their homework; rolled the words
around their tongue, their mind; heard them
uttered from the pulpit of their inner house of God;
a brief discussion; summary arms then raised in silent vote;
one command, they have agreed,
is for our present help in trouble, for
the moment now; the other is for ever;
the soul’s instruction from its peaceful self;
as God speaks to the angels, who
speak to the hearts of men:
the room falls silent; while
the secretary scratches in the wet black ink:
‘Be still and know that I Am God’
poem by Michael Shepherd
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Psychologists have set about describing the true nature of women with a certainty and a sense of their own infallibility rarely found in the secular world.
quote by Naomi Weisstein
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What Have We Got To Learn From Nature
What have we got to learn from Nature the more arrogant and ignorant do say
But from the life forms that live all around us we learn something new every day
'Tis not out of love or of passion that the songbird does bother to sing
But to defend his Nesting borders with him song is a territorial thing.
So little we know about Nature of her so much to learn and know
And the more that we do learn of her the more our awe of her does grow
The migratory birds from their Wintering grounds in Spring do fly home for to breed
The map of the World in their small brains a mystery of Nature indeed.
I believe us Humans too are Nature's life forms though many may say that is wrong
That only to Animists and Atheists such thinking could only belong
But everyone's entitled to their opinion and most believe their opinion to be right
And opinions are just that opinions to argue about not to fight.
Yet what have we got to learn from Nature from that point let us not stray
From her something new we can learn every day
And no greater teacher than her 'twould seem fair to say
Though her secrets from us she keeps hidden away.
poem by Francis Duggan
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