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Civility costs nothing and buys every thing.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Civility Politeness

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1756 1750s 18th century

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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. Letter to Lady Bute. 30 May 1756.

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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. "Letter to Lady Bute." The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Volume III: 1752-1762, edited by Robert Halsband. Oxford University Press, 1967.

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How strongly does this bear out the truth of Plato's maxim, that he who wishes to be really rich ought to lessen his desires rather than increase his property, because if a man places no bounds to his covetousness, he never will be free from want and misery.

Plutarch

Plutarch's Lives

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Wealth Contentment Desire Appetite Freedom

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Plutarch

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Demetrius Plutarch's Lives

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Biography Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

2nd century

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Plutarch. "Demetrius." Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. c. 2nd century.

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Plutarch. "Demetrius." Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Roman Lives, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Wife and Servant are the same,
But only differ in the name.

Mary Chudleigh

To the Ladies

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Oppression of women Men and women Marriage Women

Author

Mary Chudleigh

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To the Ladies

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1703 1700s 18th century

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Chudleigh, Mary. "To the Ladies." Poems on Several Occasions. London: Bernard Lintott, 1703, I. 1.

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Chudleigh, Mary. "To the Ladies." The Poems and Prose of Mary, Lady Chudleigh. Oxford University Press, 1993, I. 1.

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So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask is torn off, reality remains.

Lucretius

On the Nature of Things

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Tests of character Character

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Lucretius

Source

On the Nature of Things

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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. 55.

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Carus, Titus Lucretius. The Nature of Things, translated by Alicia Stallings. Penguin Classics, 2007, bk. 3, l. 55.

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The trick to falling asleep is trying to stay awake.

Saving Private Ryan

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Falling asleep Sleep

Speaker

T, 4 Medic Wade

Actor

Giovanni Ribisi

Source

Saving Private Ryan

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) War (film) Epic War

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Saving Private Ryan. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures/Mutual Film Company, 1998.

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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Edgar Allan Poe

The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper

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Life and death

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Edgar Allan Poe

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The Premature Burial The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper

Medium

Poem Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1844 1840s 19th century

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Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Premature Burial." The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, July 1844.

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Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Premature Burial." Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales, edited by Patrick F. Quinn. Library of America, 1984.

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The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

Matthew Arnold

God and the Bible

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Intellectual history Progress

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Matthew Arnold

Source

God and the Bible

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English

Time

1875 1870s 19th century

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Arnold, Matthew. God and the Bible. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1875.

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The advancement & diffusion of Knowledge, which is the only Guardian of true liberty.

James Madison

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Education Freedom

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James Madison

Source

Letters of James Madison

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

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Madison, James. Letter to George Thomson. 30 June 1825.

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Madison, James. "Political Observations, 20 Apr. 1795." Founders Online, National Archives. Founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-15-02-0423.

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A man is so in the way in the house.

Elizabeth Gaskell

Cranford

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Men

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Elizabeth Gaskell

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Cranford

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1853 1850s 19th century

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Gaskell, Elizabeth. "Cranford." Household Words, 1851-1853.

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Gaskell, Elizabeth. Cranford. Oxford University Press, 2011, ch. 1.

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But to see her, was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever.

Robert Burns

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Being in love Love

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Robert Burns

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Ae Fond Kiss

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1791 1790s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Burns, Robert. "Ae Fond Kiss, and Then We Sever." Scots Musical Museum. 1791, I. 11.

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Burns, Robert. "Ae Fond Kiss." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994, I. 11.

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Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs and squealing kids. Their spouses will ask about their day, and tonight they'll sleep. The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places; and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over.

Up in the Air

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Solitude

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Ryan Bingham

Actor

George Clooney

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Up in the Air

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Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Up in the Air. Directed by Jason Reitman, DreamWorks Pictures/The Montecito Picture Company/Cold Spring Pictures/Rickshaw Productions/Right of Way Films, 2009.

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Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Samuel Johnson

The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

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Challenges of marriage Marriage Celibacy

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The Princess

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Samuel Johnson

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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

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Novel

Language

English

Time

1759 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Johnson, Samuel. The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale. London: R. and J. Dodsley/W. Johnston, 1759, ch. 26.

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Johnson, Samuel. The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Penguin Classics, 2007, ch. 26.

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Aw fuck it, Dude, let's go bowling.

The Big Lebowski

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Who cares

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Walter Sobchak

Actor

John Goodman

Source

The Big Lebowski

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Film

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Crime comedy (film) Comedy (film) Crime comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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The Big Lebowski. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Working Title Films, 1998.

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When you love someone, you've gotta trust them. There's no other way. You've got to give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point?

Casino

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Trusting others Love

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Sam 'Ace' Rothstein

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

Casino

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Crime (film) Epic Crime

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Casino. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Syalis D. A./Legende Entreprises De Fina/Cappa, 1995.

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I really do have love to give. I just don't know where to put it.

Magnolia

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Love

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Quiz Kid Donnie Smith

Actor

William H. Macy

Source

Magnolia

Medium

Film

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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 ship was cheered, the harbour cleared,
Merrily did we drop
Below the kirk, below the hill,
Below the lighthouse top.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Curvature of the earth Adventure Sailing Beginning of a journey

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

Language

English

Time

1798 1790s 18th century

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. & A. Arch, 1798, pt. 6.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works, edited by H. J. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 6.

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Prayer is indeed good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

Hippocrates

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Prayer Taking initiative

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Hippocrates

Source

Regimen

Language

Greek

Time

370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Hippocrates. Regimen. c. 4th century BC, regimen 4, sect. 87.

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Hippocrates. "A Regimen for Health." Hippocratic Writings, translated by J. Chadwick and W. N. Mann, et al. Penguin Classics, 1984.

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Knowing who you are is good for one generation only.

Flannery O'Connor

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Self-knowledge

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Julian

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Flannery O'Connor

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Everything That Rises Must Converge

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Short story

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English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

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O'Connor, Flannery. "Everything That Rises Must Converge." New World Writing, 1961.

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All our food: pizza, calzone, buffalo mozzarella, olive oil. These fucks had nothin'. They ate pootsie before we gave them the gift of our cuisine.

Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri

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The Sopranos

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Cultural appropriation Food American culture

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Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri

Actor

Tony Sirico

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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"46 Long." The Sopranos, written by David Chase, directed by Dan Attias, season 1, episode 2, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 1999.

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The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set.

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Greek islands Greece Classical antiquity

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Lord Byron

Source

Don Juan

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

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Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Murray, 1821, canto 3, st. 86.

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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. 86.

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