The pen is mightier than the sword.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Topic

Power of literature

Speaker

Cardinal Richelieu

Author

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Source

Richelieu

Medium

Play

Genre

History play

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1839 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Politician Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy. 7 Mar. 1839, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1837 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar." Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. 31 Aug. 1837, First Parish in Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar (1837)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.

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How Buildings Learn

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Topic
Libraries Power of literature

Author

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Source
How Buildings Learn
Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Brand, Stewart. How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built. Viking Press, 1994, ch. 3.

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His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.

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Topic
Justifications and rationales Nonsense and bullshit
Speaker
Bassanio

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
The Merchant of Venice
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1598 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

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