People are nearly alike by nature; it is practice that sets them far apart

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• Human nature is too varied to accept constraint on its creativity DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson7 May 2023
• Nature made people so equal in body and mind that no one can claim a benefit another cannot also claim THThomas Hobbesc. 1651
• The fellowship of learning binds people together more closely than marriage ties or kinship DEDesiderius Erasmusc. 1513–1515
• Judging one people by another misses the truth; judging a nation by the essentials of human happiness sees it as it is HMHarriet Martineauc. 1838
• Difficulties show what people are, like a trainer matching a wrestler with a rough opponent EPEpictetusc. 89–135 CE

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