Go West, young man.

Horace Greeley

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Topic

American West Manifest destiny

Author

Horace Greeley

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1870 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Publisher Editor

From

United States

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Citation

Greeley, Horace. Quoted in New-York Daily Tribune. 13 July 1865.

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Topic
Introspection Self-knowledge Self-awareness Wisdom
Speaker
Thales

Author

Diogenes Laërtius
Source
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Greek
Time
3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Thales. Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius. c. 240 AD, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Thales. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 1, ch. 1.