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And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Genesis 1:16

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:16).

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Windows are the eyes to the house.

Parks and Recreation

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"Campaign Ad." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Alan Yang, directed by Dean Holland, season 4, episode 12, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2012.

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There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food.

Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation

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"Ann and Chris." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Aisha Muharrar, directed by Dean Holland, season 6, episode 13, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2014.

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Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it.

Émile Zola

On the Dreyfus affair.

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Zola, Emile. "J'Accuse…!" L'Aurore, 13 Jan. 1898.

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Zola, Emile. "J'Accuse...!" The Dreyfus Affair: 'J'Accuse' and Other Writings, edited by Alain Pagès, translated by Eleanor Levieux. Yale University Press, 1998.

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In her first passion woman loves her lover,
In all the others all she loves is love.

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Murray, 1821, canto 3, st. 3.

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Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 3, st. 3.

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It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.

John Stuart Mill

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Mill, John Stuart. "Utilitarianism." Fraser's Magazine, 1861, ch. 2.

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

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I am determined to serve and give my life for my country.

Letters from Iwo Jima

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Letters from Iwo Jima. Directed by Clint Eastwood, DreamWorks Pictures/Malpaso Productions/Amblin Entertainment/Warner Bros., 2006.

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Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.

George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

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Orwell, George. Down and Out in Paris and London. Victor Gollancz, 1933, ch. 3.

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I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live

Jesus

John 11:25

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 11:25).

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You will have written exceptionally well if, by skillful arrangement of your words, you have made an ordinary one seem original.

Horace

Ars Poetica

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Horace. Ars Poetica [The Art of Poetry]. c. 19 BC, l. 47.

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Horace. "Ars Poetica." Satires, Epistles, Ars Poetica, translated by H. R. Fairclough. Harvard University Press, 1929, l. 47.

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It's after six. What am I, a farmer?

Jack Donaghy

30 Rock

After Liz Lemon asks him why he's wearing a tuxedo.

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"Tracy Does Conan." 30 Rock, written by Tina Fey, directed by Adam Bernstein, season 1, episode 7, Broadway Video and Little Stranger, 2006.

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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.

Derek Zoolander

Zoolander

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Zoolander. Directed by Ben Stiller, Village Roadshow Productions/VH1 Films/NPV Entertinment/Red Hour Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2001.

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For my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, who braved his dread enemy in order to save the life of his keeper; or from that old baboon, who descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs--as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted by the grossest superstitions.

Charles Darwin

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

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Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1871, pt. 3, ch. 21.

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Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. Penguin Classics, 2004, pt. 3, ch. 21.

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Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.

Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

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Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831, introduction.

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Shelley, Mary. "Introduction to Frankenstein, Third Edition (1831)." Frankenstein: The 1818 Text. Penguin Classics, 2018.

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A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.

Heraclitus

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Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B54.

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Heraclitus. Fragments, translated by Brooks Haxton. Penguin Classics, 2003.

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What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?

Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Cooper Institute, New York City." 27 Feb. 1860, New York City, NY, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime.

Oscar Wilde

Fortnightly Review

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

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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.

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