If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility.

Thomas De Quincey

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Topic

Escalation

Author

Thomas De Quincey

Source

Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1839 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

De Quincey, Thomas. "On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts." Blackwood's Magazine, 1827.

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Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning, anecdote, all flock to their aid.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic
Originality

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Literary Ethics
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Literary Ethics." 24 July 1838, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.

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Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Topic
Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Berlioz, Hector. "Personal letter," Nov. 1856.

Current Citation

Berlioz, Hector. "Personal letter," Nov. 1856. Correspondence générale 1855-1859. Flammarion, 1992.