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To God belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, and God encompasses everything.

Muhammad

The Quran

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God and nature Nature of God God

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Muhammad

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The Quran

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

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The Quran. c. 630, 4:126.

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The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 4.

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Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Albert Einstein

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Science and religion Science Religion

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Albert Einstein

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Einstein, Albert. Conference in New York City. Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion in their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life. 9 Sept. 1940-11 Sept. 1940, New York City, NY, USA.

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Sarcasm is losers trying to bring winners down to their level.

Little Miss Sunshine

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Sarcasm

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Richard Hoover

Actor

Greg Kinnear

Source

Little Miss Sunshine

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Little Miss Sunshine. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, Big Beach Films/Bona Fide Productions/Third Gear Productions, 2006.

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That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road and when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town and when I got there, I thought maybe I’d just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I’d just run across the great state of Alabama, and that’s what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean and when I got there, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.

Forrest Gump

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Running

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Forrest Gump

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

Forrest Gump

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

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The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.

John Stuart Mill

On Liberty

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Freedom of speech and expression Dissent Seeking the truth

Author

John Stuart Mill

Source

On Liberty

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature Political literature

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

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Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. London: J.W. Parker and Son, 1859, ch. 2.

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Mill, John Stuart. "On Liberty." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 2.

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I will not apologize for who I am. I will not apologize for what I need. I will not apologize for what I want!

Magnolia

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Apologies

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Frank T.J. Mackey

Actor

Tom Cruise

Source

Magnolia

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Magnolia. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Ghoulardi Film Company/JoAnne Sellar Productions, 1999.

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The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little by way of example.

Mark Twain

A Tramp Abroad

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The Church Hypocrisy and religion Hypocrisy Religion

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Mark Twain

Source

A Tramp Abroad

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1880 1880s 19th century

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Twain, Mark. A Tramp Abroad. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1880, ch. 36.

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Twain, Mark. "A Tramp Abroad." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount, Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 36.

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I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Psalm 139:14

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Praising God

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Psalms The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 139:14).

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Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

George Eliot

Silas Marner

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Anticipation Disappointment

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Nancy Lammeter

Author

George Eliot

Source

Silas Marner

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1861 1860s 19th century

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Eliot, George. Silas Marner. Edinburgh/London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861, ch. 18.

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Eliot, George. Silas Marner. Signet, 2007, ch. 18.

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Treat every day like Christmas.

Buddy

Elf

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Christmas

Speaker

Buddy

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Elf

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Comedy (film) Christmas Comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Elf. Directed by Jon Favreau. New Line Cinema/Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions, 2003.

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And ye shall eat the fat of the land.

God

Genesis 45:18

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Prosperity God's blessing

Speaker

God

Source

Genesis The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 45:18).

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Jesus wept.

John 11:35

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Crying

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 11:35).

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Therefore death is nothing to us, it matters not one jot, since the nature of the mind is understood to be mortal.

Lucretius

On the Nature of Things

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Facing death Fear of death Death

Author

Lucretius

Source

On the Nature of Things

Medium

Poem

Genre

Didactic poem Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

55 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Carus, Titus Lucretius. De Rerum Natura [On the Nature of Things]. c. 55 BC, bk. 3, l. 830.

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Carus, Titus Lucretius. The Nature of Things, translated by Alicia Stallings. Penguin Classics, 2007, bk. 3, l. 830.

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One should always have one's boots on, and be ready to leave.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Being prepared

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Michel de Montaigne

Source

That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die Essays

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Advice

Language

French

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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De Montaigne, Michel. "Que Philosopher C'Est Apprendre a Mourir [That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

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De Montaigne, Michel. "To Philosophize is to Learn How to Die." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.

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As a man leaves an old garment and puts on one that is new, the spirit leaves his mortal body and puts on one that is new.

Bhagavad Gita

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Reincarnation Death

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Bhagavad Gita

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Scripture

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Religious literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC

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Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita. c. 200 BCE, ch. 2, v. 22.

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Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita, translated W. J. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 2, v. 22.

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Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Genesis 37:3

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Color Clothing

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Genesis The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 37:3).

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The problem most men have is they don't know how to talk to women.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

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Pursuing women Men and women

Speaker

Cal

Actor

Seth Rogen

Source

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Directed by Judd Apatow, Apatow Productions, 2005.

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Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopped,
Doth burn the heart to cinders where it is.

William Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus

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Suffering Sadness Therapy

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Marcus Andronicus

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Titus Andronicus

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Titus Andronicus. Sussex's Men, 1594, The Rose, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. "Titus Andronicus." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 4.

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Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Oscar Wilde

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Women Gender relations Men and women

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Oscar Wilde

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The Sphinx Without a Secret Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: The Portrait of Mr. W.H. and Other Stories

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Sphinx Without a Secret." Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: The Portrait of Mr. W.H. and Other Stories. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1891.

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Sphinx Without a Secret." The Model Millionaire: Stories. Harper Perennial, 2009.

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I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it.

Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

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Passage of time Aging Living life to the fullest Wasting time Life

Speaker

Robert Cohn

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Sun Also Rises

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

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Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, bk. 1, ch. 2.

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