A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

Saki

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Topic

White lies

Author

Saki

Source

Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Saki. "Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business." The Square Egg. John Lane, 1924.

Current Citation

Saki. "Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business." The Complete Saki. Penguin Books, 1998.

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The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Jose Ortega y Gasset
Medium
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Language
Spanish
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ortega y Gasset, Jose. La deshumanización del Arte e Ideas sobre la novela [The Dehumanization of Art and Ideas about the Novel]. Revista de Occidente, 1925.

Current Citation

Ortega y Gasset, Jose. "The Dehumanization of Art." The Dehumanization of Art, and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature, translated by Helene Weyl. Princeton University Press, 2019.