Know thyself know what are the thoughts and passions of all other men upon the like occasions." In 1734 Alexander Pope wrote a poem entitled "An Essay on Man, Epistle II", which begins "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man." In 1735 Carl Linnaeus published the first edition of "Systema Naturae" in which he described humans ("Homo") with the simple phrase ""Nosce te ipsum"". In 1750 Benjamin Franklin, in his "Poor Richard's Almanack", observed the great difficulty of knowing one's self, with: "There are three Things extremely hard, Steel, a Diamond, and to know
Cura Te Ipsum (Person of Interest) Mentalist" and "The Big Bang Theory", third on its timeslot and fifth for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind "The Office", "Grey's Anatomy", "The X Factor", and "The Big Bang Theory". "Cura Te Ipsum" received generally positive reviews from critics. Zack Handlen of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a "B+" rating and wrote "'Cura Te Ipsum' represented a big step up for "POI", and while it's too soon to tell if this is a fluke or the harbinger of things to come, it's gratifying to know that the premise and characters can deliver, when the writing is up