The deepest definition of Youth is, Life as yet untouched by tragedy.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Topic

Youth

Author

Alfred North Whitehead

Source

Adventures of Ideas

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Mathematician Philosopher

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Whitehead, Alfred North. Adventures of Ideas. The Macmillan Company/Simon and Schuster, 1933, ch. 20, sec. 5.

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Success is relative:
It is what we can make of the mess we have
made of things.

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Success
Speaker
Agatha

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Family Reunion
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Family Reunion. Performed by Michael Redgrave, Helen Haye, and Catherine Lacey. 1939, Westminster Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 2, sc. 3.

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My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.

William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

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Topic
Prime of life Youth
Speaker
Cleopatra

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Antony and Cleopatra
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1607 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Antony and Cleopatra." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 5.