human frailty

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What emerges is a flawless depiction of human frailty and endurance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Exile and loss, battle and betrayal, disinheritance and vengeance, old age and human frailty — of all the grandeur and pathos of “King Lear,” one theme had always stood out for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

I think what’s more important is that we talk about death in a meaningful way - that the language of death, of illness, of human frailty, is weaved into normal conversation.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

"What troubles me is the demonization of addiction, of human frailty, using me as its avatar and the devastating consequences it has for the millions struggling with addiction."

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

He had a sudden rushing sensation of human frailty, death like a blowing wind: Jackson was gone, Stuart would go, like leaves from autumn trees.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara