Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens

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Topic

Perverse incentives Sin Mercy

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First Senator

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Timon of Athens

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.

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If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

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Source
Of Death Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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One cannot step twice into the same river, for the waters are continually flowing on.

Heraclitus

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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

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