Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

Joyce Kilmer

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Topic

God and man Creativity Trees

Author

Joyce Kilmer

Source

Trees

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Kilmer, Joyce. "Trees." Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, 1913, I. 11.

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Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude is, in one sense, overcome.

George Santayana

Introduction to Spinoza's Ethics

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Topic
Overcoming fear

Author

George Santayana
Source
Introduction to Spinoza's Ethics
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1910 1910s 20th century
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Citation

Santayana, George. Introduction. Ethics, by Spinoza, translated by A. Boyle. Everyman's Library, 1910, introduction.

Another quote about God and man

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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Trust in God God and man
Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Another quote from 1913

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

Willa Cather

O Pioneers!

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Topic
Nature of history History Nations

Author

Willa Cather
Source
O Pioneers!
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913, pt. 1, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers, edited by Sharon O'Brien. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, pt. 1, ch. 5.