human nature

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“It’s human nature to try to solve the unsolvable and be as precise as possible, but we also can’t kid ourselves that we know the answers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

It has us asking ourselves whether war is a part of human nature.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

"I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

For centuries Catholic teaching on war was grounded in the reality of man’s fallen human nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“These children are horrible,” Tolstoy shortly observed, thus displaying the deep insight into human nature that would characterize his later work.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood