Nothing begins, and nothing ends,
That is not paid with moan;
For we are born in other's pain,
And perish in our own.

Francis Thompson

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Topic

Life and death The human condition

Author

Francis Thompson

Source

Daisy

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Thompson, Francis. "Daisy." Poems. London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893, st. 15.

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It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Topic
Legal theory Law

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. "The Path of the Law." Address to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at the dedication of the new hall of the Boston University School of Law. 8 Jan. 1897, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. "The Path of the Law." The Essential Holmes: Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, edited by Richard A. Posner. University of Chicago Press, 1997.

Another quote about The human condition

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is stuck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

William Hazlitt

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Laughter Crying The human condition

Author

William Hazlitt
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
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Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Wit and Humour." Lectures on the English Comic Writers. c. 1818, Surrey Institution, London, England, UK.