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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Seneca the Younger

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Adversity

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Seneca the Younger

Source

Moral Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

Latin

Time

64 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Seneca the Younger. "On Providence." Moral Essays. 1st century, ch. 5, sect. 10.

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Seneca the Younger. "On Providence." Dialogues and Essays, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 5, sect. 10.

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Where true love is, it showeth; it will not feign.

Christine de Pisan

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True love Love

Author

Christine de Pisan

Source

Letter of Othea to Hector

Language

French

Time

1399 1390s 14th century

Era

Middle Ages

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De Pizan, Christine. Epitre d'Othea a Hector [The Epistle of Othea to Hector]. c. 1399.

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De Pizan, Christine. "The Epistle of Othea to Hector." The Penguin Book of Women Poets, edited by Carol Cosmen, et. al. Penguin, 1988.

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A Truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent

William Blake

Auguries of Innocence

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Truth and lies Truth Lies

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William Blake

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Auguries of Innocence Poems from the Pickering Manuscript

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1803 1800s 19th century

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Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." Songs of Innocence and Experience, with Other Poems. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1866.

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Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

Pericles

Quoted in Funeral Oration, by Thucydides

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Athens

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Pericles

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Thucydides

Source

Funeral Oration History of the Peloponnesian War

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Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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Pericles. Quoted in The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 2.

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Pericles. Quoted in The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.

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No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

Ronald Reagan

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Power of freedom Freedom

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Ronald Reagan

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First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

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Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1981, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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For we do not easily expect evil of those whom we love most.

Peter Abelard

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Hurting others Loved ones Relationships

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Peter Abelard

Source

Historia Calamitatum

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Autobiography and memoir

Language

Latin

Time

1132 1130s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Abelard, Pierre. Historia Calamitatum [The History of My Calamities]. c. 1132.

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Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.

Isaac Newton

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Gravity God Origin of the universe Science and religion

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Isaac Newton

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English

Time

1702 1700s 18th century

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Newton, Isaac. A New and Most Accurate Theory of the Moon's Motion. London: A. Baldwin, 1702.

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Truth that comes from the gut, not books.

Stephen Colbert

The definition of "truthiness".

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Truth

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Stephen Colbert

Source

The Colbert Report

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

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"Truthiness." The Colbert Report, created by Stephen Colbert, season 1, episode 1, Spartina Productions and Busboy Productions and Comedy Partners, 2005.

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The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet.

Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire

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Being in love Love

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Johnny Cash

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Ring of Fire

Medium

Song

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Country music

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Cash, June Carter and Merle Kilgore. "Ring of Fire." Performed by Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. Columbia Nashville, 1963.

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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Moralism Morality Books

Speaker

Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

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Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1891, ch. 19.

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Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray, edited by Robert Mighall. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 19.

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After all, seasons change, so do cities; people come into your life and people go. But it’s comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away.

Carrie

Sex and the City

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The only constant is change Loved ones Friends

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Carrie

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Sarah Jessica Parker

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Sex and the City

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TV program

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Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

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"I Heart NY." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Michael Patrick King and Candace Bushnell, directed by Martha Coolidge, season 4, episode 18, Darren Star Productions, 2002.

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Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are death is not come, and when death is come, we are not.

Epicurus

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Death

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Epicurus

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Diogenes Laërtius

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Epicurus The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

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Philosophical literature

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Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

400 400s 3rd century

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Classical antiquity

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Epicurus. Quoted in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laertius. c. 240 AD, bk. 10, ch. 1, sect. 125.

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Epicurus. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 10, ch. 1, sect. 125.

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While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future.

Horace

Odes

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Carpe diem Wasting time Time

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Horace

Source

Odes

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Latin

Time

23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 1, no. 11.

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Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, no. 11.

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Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art.

Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Business Nature of art Art

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Andy Warhol

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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 6.

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It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

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Human nature

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Charlotte Brontë

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Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

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Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

English

Time

1847 1840s 19th century

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Brontë, Charlotte, [published as Currer Bell]. Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. Vol. 1, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1847, ch. 12.

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Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Penguin Classics, 2006, ch. 12.

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Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Yin and yang Rain Sadness Down days The human condition

Author

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Source

The Rainy Day Ballads and Other Poems

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Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1842 1840s 19th century

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Rainy Day." Ballads and Other Poems. Cambridge: John Owen, 1842, I. 14.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Rainy Day." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings, edited by J. D. McClatchy. Library of America, 2000, I. 14.

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Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name we gave to our mistakes.

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Learning from experience Learning from mistakes

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Medium

Novel Magazine

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Philadelphia, July 1890, ch. 3.

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Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray, edited by Robert Mighall. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 4.

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Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.

St. Jerome

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Value of love Love

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St. Jerome

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Letters of St. Jerome

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

374 370s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Saint Jerome. Letter to Rufinus the Monk. c. 374, sect. 6.

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Grief is nature's most powerful aphrodisiac.

Wedding Crashers

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Turn-ons Grief

Speaker

Chazz Reinhold

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Wedding Crashers

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy (film) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

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Wedding Crashers. Directed by David Dobkin. New Line Cinema/Tapestry Films, 2005.

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Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is...to woo women.

Dead Poets Society

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Language Flirting

Speaker

John Keating

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Dead Poets Society

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

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