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> [If everything that is happening in the world is traceable to our inability to understand what is happening in the world. If there is such a thing as original sin, it's the human capacity to get everything wrong, right from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/if-everything-that-is-happening-in-the-world-is-traceable-to-our/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

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## More by Gerald Hausman

> [We humans fear the beast within the wolf because we do not understand the beast within ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/we-humans-fear-the-beast-within-the-wolf-because-we-do-not-understand/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [“There is an Anglo-Saxon form of riddling that plays with the polarities of words like bright and dark, cold and warm, throwing them against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/there-is-an-anglo-saxon-form-of-riddling-that-plays-with-the/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [Mythology can be defined as the sacred history of humankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/mythology-can-be-defined-as-the-sacred-history-of-humankind/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [“And, in the end, I knew there was nothing better in life than keeping the head and the heart up—and when you cannot see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/and-in-the-end-i-knew-there-was-nothing-better-in-life-than-keeping/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [Genuine bravery occurs when you least expect it, and when, in fact, you're quite oblivious of it. Sometimes heroism happens when you press on;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/genuine-bravery-occurs-when-you-least-expect-it-and-when-in-fact-you/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [“There were good places and bad places to tell stories and there were of course stories that could not be told in any place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/there-were-good-places-and-bad-places-to-tell-stories-and-there-were/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [“We fear the beast because we fear the beast within...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/we-fear-the-beast-because-we-fear-the-beast-within/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [“Mythology can be defined as the sacred history of humankind. This is different from what we call "history." Mythical stories, when you trace them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/mythology-can-be-defined-as-the-sacred-history-of-humankind-this-is/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [If everything that is happening in the world is traceable to our inability to understand what is happening in the world. If there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/if-everything-that-is-happening-in-the-world-is-traceable-to-our/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

> [“In reality, Hemingway didn't appeal to plumbers or roofers who read books; he was a rich man's writer, with the vocabulary and hunting instinct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hausman/in-reality-hemingway-didn-t-appeal-to-plumbers-or-roofers-who-read/)

[Gerald Hausman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hausman/)

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