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Love and the gracious heart are a single thing…
One can no more be without the other
Than the reasoning mind without its reason.

Dante Alighieri

La Vita Nuova

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Topic

Love Kindness Grace

Author

Dante Alighieri

Source

La Vita Nuova

Language

Italian

Time

1294 1290s 13th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Dante. La Vita Nuova [The New Life]. 1294, ch. 16.

Current Citation

Dante. Vita Nuova, translated by Mark Musa. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 16.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

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Topic

Love

Speaker

Olivia

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1602 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 1.

All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.

Juvenal

Satires

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Topic

Hard work Sacrifice Learning Education

Author

Juvenal

Source

Satires

Medium

Poem

Genre

Satire

Language

Latin

Time

100 100s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 7.

Current Citation

Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 7.

Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.

William Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale

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Topic

Honesty Fortuitous occurrences

Speaker

Autolycus

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Winter's Tale

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1611 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Winter's Tale. The King's Men, 1611, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Winter's Tale." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 4.

Man, being reasonable, must get drunk;
The best of life is but intoxication.

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Topic

Getting drunk Alcohol

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Don Juan

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1819 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Murray, 1819, canto 2, st. 179.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 2, st. 179.

Truth does not blush.

Tertullian

Against the Valentinians

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Topic

Truth

Author

Tertullian

Source

Against the Valentinians

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

207 200s 3rd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Tertullian. Adversus Valentinianos [Against the Valentinians]. c. 207 CE, sect. 3.

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

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Topic

Self-criticism Criticism from others

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Source

Economy Walden

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets.

Titanic

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Topic

Women

Speaker

Old Rose

Actor

Gloria Stuart

Source

Titanic

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Romantic drama (film) Epic Romantic drama

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment, 1997.

They tell me you're a man with true grit.

True Grit

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Topic

Character Grit Courage

Speaker

Mattie Ross

Actor

Hailee Steinfeld

Source

True Grit

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

True Grit. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Skydance Productions/Mike Zoss Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2010.

Thou art to me a delicious torment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic

Being in love

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Friendship Essays: First Series (Emerson)

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Fragility of freedom Threats to freedom Freedom

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. 30 Mar. 1961, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Topic

New Deal American politics

Speaker

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Accepting the Presidential Nomination. The Democratic National Convention. 2 July 1932, Chicago, IL, USA.

Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same colour as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.

Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

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Topic

Eyes Inner strength

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Old Man and the Sea

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 13:2

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Topic

Guests and visitors Hospitality

Source

Hebrews The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

69 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Hebrews 13:2).

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Oscar Wilde

Fortnightly Review

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Topic

Surviving vs. thriving Living life to the fullest Carpe diem The human condition Life

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Soul of Man Under Socialism Fortnightly Review

Medium

Essay Magazine

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Fortnightly Review. London: Chapman and Hall, Feb. 1891.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose, edited by Linda Dowling. Penguin Classics, 2001.

You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.

Morpheus

The Matrix

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Topic

The masses Ignorance is bliss

Speaker

Morpheus

Actor

Laurence Fishburne

Source

The Matrix

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.

Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation

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Topic

Singlemindedness Focus

Speaker

Ron Swanson

Actor

Nick Offerman

Source

Parks and Recreation

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Sweet Sixteen." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Norm Hiscock, directed by Michael Schur, season 4, episode 16, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2012.

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

Dr. Strangelove

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Topic

War

Speaker

President Merkin Muffley

Actor

Peter Sellers

Source

Dr. Strangelove

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) War (film) Black comedy War

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dr. Strangelove. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Hawk Films, 1964.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

John Steinbeck

East of Eden

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Topic

Perfection Expectations

Author

John Steinbeck

Source

East of Eden

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. The Viking Press, 1952, ch. 53, pt. 3.

The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Jesus

Matthew 20:28

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Topic

Jesus The crucifixion

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 20:28).