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The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition, and mutual envy of the living.

Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

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Western intellectual tradition

Author

Thomas Hobbes

Source

Leviathan

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1651 1650s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil. London: Andrew Crooke, 1651, pt. 4, a review and conclusion.

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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan, edited by Christopher Brooke. Penguin Classics, 2017, pt. 4, a review and conclusion.

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70% of all archeology is done in the library. Researching. Reading. We cannot afford to take mythology at face value.

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Archaeology

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Indiana Jones

Actor

Harrison Ford

Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Adventure (film) Action Adventure

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Lucasfilm Ltd., 1989.

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He never lets the logic of principle, displace the logic of success.

Abraham Lincoln

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Expediency Moral principles Success

Author

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Journals of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Fragments: Notes for Speeches." c. Sep. 1859?

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Notes for Speeches, c. September 1859." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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So poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious attention than history, for while poetry is concerned with universal truth, history treats of particular facts.

Aristotle

Poetics

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Poetry History Truth

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Aristotle

Source

Poetics

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

335 BC 330s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Aristotle. Περὶ ποιητικῆς Peri poietikês [Poetics]. c. 335 BC.

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Aristotle. Poetics, translated by James Hutton, edited by David Gorman and Michelle Zerba. W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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Practice and thought might gradually forge many an art.

Virgil

Georgics

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Practice

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Virgil

Source

Georgics

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

29 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Virgil. Georgica [Georgics]. c. 29 BCE, bk. 1.

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Virgil. "The Georgics." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 1.

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What could possess anyone to throw a party? I mean, to have a bunch of strangers treat your house like a hotel room.

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Parties

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Jerry Seinfeld

Actor

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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"The Stranded." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Matt Goldman, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 10, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1991.

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I do desire we may be better strangers.

William Shakespeare

As You Like It

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Avoiding people

Speaker

Orlando

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

As You Like It

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Insult

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.

Mark Twain

Pudd'nhead Wilson

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April Fools Fools

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Mark Twain

Source

Pudd'nhead Wilson

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

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Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." The Century Magazine, Nov. 1893-Oct. 1894.

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Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." Pudd'nHead Wilson and Other Tales, edited by R.D. Gooder. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Not every soil can bear all things.

Virgil

Georgics

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Human limitations

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Virgil

Source

Georgics

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

29 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Virgil. Georgica [Georgics]. c. 29 BCE, bk. 2.

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Virgil. "The Georgics." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.

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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus

John 15:13

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Sacrifice Loving others Love Friends Friendship

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Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

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 15:13).

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That man that hath a tongue, I say, is no man
If with his tongue he cannot win a woman.

William Shakespeare

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Game

Speaker

Valentine

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William Shakespeare

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 1.

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We are a mere number and born to consume the fruits of the earth.

Horace

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The human condition

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Horace

Source

Epistles

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Essay

Language

Latin

Time

21 BC 20s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Horace. Epistularum liber primus [First Book of Letters]. 20 BC, bk. 1, epistle 2.

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Horace. "Epistles." Satires and Epistles, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1, epistle 2.

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Time bears away all things, even our minds.

Virgil

Eclogues

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Effects of time Time

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Moeris

Author

Virgil

Source

Eclogues

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

30 BC 30s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Virgil. Eclogae [Eclogues]. c. 30 BC, no. 9.

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Virgil. "The Eclogues." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, no. 9.

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The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Education

Author

Plutarch

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On the Educaiton of Children Moralia

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Essay

Language

Italian/Latin

Time

100 100s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Plutarch. "Περὶ παίδων ἀγωγῆς [On the Education of Children]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

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What is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust?
And live we how we can, yet die we must.

William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 3

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Glory

Speaker

Warwick

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William Shakespeare

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Henry VI, Part 3

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1595 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Henry the Sixth, Part 3. London: Thomas Millington, 1595, act 5, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Third Part of Henry the Sixth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 2.

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The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

Ida B. Wells

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Knowledge is power Freedom of the press

Author

Ida B. Wells

Source

Southern Horrors

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1892 1890s 19th century

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Wells, Ida B. "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases." 5 Oct. 1892, New York City, NY, USA.

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Wells, Ida B. "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases." Great Speeches by American Women. Dover Publications, 2012.

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Sons are the anchors of a mother's life.

Sophocles

Phaedra

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Mothers and sons Parents and children

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Sophocles

Source

Phaedra

Medium

Play

Genre

Greek tragedy Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Sophocles. Phaedra. c. 5th century BC, fragment 612.

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Nowadays people know the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Priorities

Speaker

Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton

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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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I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong.

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

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Cowardice Bad decisions

Speaker

Pip

Author

Charles Dickens

Source

Great Expectations

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

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Dickens, Charles. "Great Expectations." All the Year Round. London: Chapman and Hall, 22 Dec. 1860, issue 4, ch. 6.

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Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 6.

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This benign nature so provides that over all the world you find something to imitate.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Art Nature

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Leonardo da Vinci

Source

Journals of Leonardo da Vinci

Medium

Personal journal

Language

Italian or Latin

Time

1519 1510s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1519.

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