I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards any one.

Edith Cavell

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Topic

Patriotism Citizens of the world Interconnectedness of all people

Speaker

Edith Cavell

Source

LAST WORDS

Statement Type

Last words

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Nurse

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Cavell, Edith. Final words. 12 Oct. 1915, National Shooting Range, Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium.

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What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

W.H. Davies

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Topic
Taking one's time Slowing down Busyness Purpose of life Life

Author

W.H. Davies
Source
Leisure Songs of Joy and Others
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1911 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Davies, W. H. "Leisure." Songs of Joy and Others. A. C. Fifield, 1911.

Another quote about Patriotism

Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.

Stephen Decatur

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Topic
Patriotism

Author

Stephen Decatur
Language
English
Time
1816 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Decatur, Stephen. Toast given at a dinner in Virginia. Apr. 1816, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Another quote from 1915

His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or reverie, he had heard their tale before.

James Joyce

The Egoist

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Topic
Being in love Memory

Author

James Joyce
Source
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The Egoist
Medium
Novel Magazine
Genre
Modernist literature
Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man." The Egoist. 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915. Serial.

Current Citation

Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, edited by John Paul Riquelme. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, ch. 2.