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Mark Twain

What Is Man? and Other Essays

“What Is Man?” is a short story by American writer Mark Twain, published in 1906. It is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8:4, which begins “what is man, that you are mindful of him…”.
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Quotes

  • El Camilitohas quoted10 months ago
    Everything has its limit—iron ore cannot be educated into gold."
  • b6221027333has quotedyesterday
    Everything has its limit—iron ore cannot be educated into gold.
  • El Camilitohas quoted10 months ago
    , you must free the metal from its obstructing prejudicial ones by education—smelting, refining, and so forth

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