That sign of old age: extolling the past at the expense of the present.

Sydney Smith

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Topic

Kids these days The past Old age

Speaker

Sydney Smith

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Smith, Sydney. Quoted in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, by Saba Holland. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855, ch. 11.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Topic
Women's equality Equality Feminism Declaration of Independence
Speaker
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1848 1840s 19th century
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Citation

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Another quote about The past

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

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Topic
Effects of the past The past The human condition

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Source
The Great Gatsby
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Closing lines Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, ch. 9.