Friendship is a sheltering tree.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Topic

Value of friendship Nature of friendship Friendship

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

Youth and Age

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1816 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "Youth and Age." c. 1832

Current Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "Youth and Age." The Complete Poems. Pengin, 1997.

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He who knows most, knows best how little he knows.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Intellectual humility

Author

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Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1812 1810s 19th century
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Citation

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Another quote about Friendship

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic
Virtue Friendship Reciprocity

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Friendship Essays: First Series
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1841 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.