The deepest definition of Youth is, Life as yet untouched by tragedy.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Topic

Youth

Author

Alfred North Whitehead

Source

Adventures of Ideas

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Mathematician Philosopher

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Whitehead, Alfred North. Adventures of Ideas. The Macmillan Company/Simon and Schuster, 1933, ch. 20, sec. 5.

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You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quite still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

Franz Kafka

The Great Wall of China

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Topic
Stillness Paying attention

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
The Great Wall of China
Medium
Short story
Language
German
Time
1931 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Kafka, Franz. Betrachtungen über Sünde, Leid, Hoffnung und den wahren Weg [Reflections on Sin, Pain, Hope and the True Way]. Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1931, no. 109.

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Ancient times were the youth of the world.

Francis Bacon

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Topic
The ancient world Youth The past

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
The Advancement of Learning
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1605 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.