Does the imagination dwell the most
Upon a woman won or woman lost?

W.B. Yeats

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Topic

Lost love Love

Author

W.B. Yeats

Source

The Tower

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Tower." The Tower. Macmillan & Company, 1928.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Tower." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

W.B. Yeats

The Second Coming

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Topic
Decline of civilization Moral decline

Author

W.B. Yeats
Source
The Second Coming
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1920.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote from the 1920s

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

John A. Shedd

Salt from My Attic

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Topic
Taking risks

Author

John A. Shedd
Source
Salt from My Attic
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Shedd, John A. Salt from My Attic. Mosher Press, 1928.

Another quote about Love

Experience shows us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Topic
Nature of love Love Relationships

Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Source
Wind, Sand and Stars
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. Terre des hommes [Wind, Sand and Stars]. Gallimard, 1939.

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If God be for us, who can be against us?

Apostle Paul

Romans 8:31

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Topic
God taking sides

Author

Apostle Paul
Source
Romans The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
56 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 8:31).