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Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

William Shakespeare

Henry V

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Topic

Patience Horses

Speaker

Nym

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry V

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1599 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry V. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Curtain, Shoreditch, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Fifth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.

True wit is Nature to advantage dressed,
What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Topic

Wit

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

An Essay on Criticism

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1711 1710s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 297-298.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 297-298.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

George Herbert

Jacula Prudentum

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Fathers

Author

George Herbert

Source

Jacula Prudentum

Language

English

Time

1633 1630s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Herbert, George. Jacula Prudentum, or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Microform. London: Humphrey Blunden, 1640.

Current Citation

Herbert, George. "Outlandish Proverbs." Herbert: The Complete English Works, edited by Ann Pasternak Slater. Everyman's Library, 1995, no. 682.

I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.

D.H. Lawrence

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Topic

Man and animals Self-pity

Author

D.H. Lawrence

Source

Self-Pity Pansies

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Lawrence, D.H. "Self-Pity." Pansies. Martin Secker, 1929, I. 1-2.

For Justice, though she's painted blind,
Is to the weaker Side inclin'd.

Samuel Butler (Poet)

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Underdogs Justice

Author

Samuel Butler (Poet)

Source

Hudibras

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

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Citation

Butler, Samuel. Hudibras: The third and last part. London: Simon Miller, 1678, part 3, canto 3, l. 709-710.

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Topic

Life as simulation Dreams

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 1.

You think you are dying for your country; you die for the industrialists.

Anatole France

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Topic

Anti-war Dying for one's country Patriotism War

Author

Anatole France

Source

L' Humanite

Medium

Newspaper

Language

French

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

France, Anatole. "Une Lettre D'Anatole France." L'Humanite, 18 July 1922.

The tree was already rotten. I just gave it a good shake and the rotten apples fell.

Pope John Paul II

On the Soviet Union.

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Topic

Fall of communism Communism

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Language

Polish

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pope John Paul II. Quoted in His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time, written by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi. Doubleday, 1996.

Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.

John Bunyan

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Topic

Effective communication Communication

Author

John Bunyan

Source

The Epistle to Four Sorts of Readers The Holy City

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1665 1660s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bunyan, John. "The Epistle to Four Sorts of Readers." The Holy City. London, 1665.

Current Citation

Bunyan, John. "The Holy City." The Miscellaneous Works of John Bunyan, edited by J. Sears McGee. Vol. 3, Clarendon Press, 1987.

Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in Letters of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell

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Seizing opportunities Opportunities

Speaker

Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell

Source

Letters of Samuel Johnson

Medium

Letter

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Letter to James Boswell. 1 Sept. 1777.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Not many sounds in life... Exceed in interest a knock at the door.

Charles Lamb

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Topic

Unexpected visitors Visitors

Author

Charles Lamb

Source

Valentine's Day The London Magazine

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lamb, Charles. "Valentine's Day." The Examiner, c. 1819.

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.

Bertrand Russell

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Topic

Nature of man Credulity Beliefs

Author

Bertrand Russell

Source

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish Unpopular Essays

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Russell, Bertrand. "An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish." Unpopular Essays. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.

I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again

The Who

Won't Get Fooled Again

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Disillusionment Nature of progress Political progress

Speaker

The Who

Source

Won't Get Fooled Again Who's Next

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Townshend, Peter. Won't Get Fooled Again. Performed by The Who. Track Records/Decca Records, 1971.

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.

Samuel Johnson

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Topic

Law

Speaker

Samuel Johnson

Language

English

Time

1784 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, by Hester Lynch Piozzi. London: Thomas Cadell, 1786.

The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew,
The heart less bounding at emotion new,
And hope, once crush'd, less quick to spring again.

Matthew Arnold

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Topic

Loss of passion Aging

Author

Matthew Arnold

Source

Thyrsis

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1866 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Thyrsis." Macmillan's Magazine, 1866.

Current Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Thyrsis (1866)." Dover Beach and Other Poems. Dover Publications, 2012.

Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs? Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky?

Pink Floyd

Goodbye Blue Sky

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Pink Floyd

Source

Goodbye Blue Sky

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Waters, Roger. "Goodbye Blue Sky." Performed by Pink Floyd. The Wall. Harvest Records/Columbia Records, 1979.

Age, that Age appeared
to be best in four things: Old
Wood best to burn, Old Wine to drink, Old
Friends to trust, and old Authors to read.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Old things Friends Wine Books

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Apophthegms New and Old

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Citation

Bacon, Francis. Apophthegms New and Old. London: Hanna Barret/Richard Whittaker, 1625, no. 36.

If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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Value of friendship Friendship

Speaker

Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell

Source

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1784 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1755," aetat. 46.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Sex loses all its power and magic when it becomes explicit, mechanical, overdone, when it becomes a mechanistic obsession. It becomes a bore.

Anaïs Nin

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Sex

Author

Anaïs Nin

Source

Journals of Anaïs Nin

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Nin, Anaïs. "December, 1941." The Diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. 3, 1939-1944, edited by Gunther Stuhlmann. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1969.

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

Douglas Adams

The Salmon of Doubt

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Topic

Deadlines Procrastination Writer's block

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Salmon of Doubt

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, Douglas. Quoted in "Lament for Douglas Adams," by Richard Dawkins. The Guardian, 13 May 2001.

Current Citation

Adams, Douglas. Quoted in The Salmon of Doubt, written by Richard Dawkins, edited by Peter Guzzardi. William Heinemann/Pocket Books, 2002, epilogue.