Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Going for it Settling

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Maxims for Revolutionists: Stray Sayings Man and Superman

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play)

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "Man and Superman: Maxims for Revolutionists." Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara. Oxford University Press, 2021. Originally published by Archibald and Constable Co., Ltd., 1903.

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Difficulties are just things to overcome after all.

Ernest Shackleton

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Topic
Adversity

Author

Ernest Shackleton
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1908 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Shackleton, Ernest. Diary entry. 11 Dec. 1908.

Another quote about Going for it

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Topic
Taking risks Going for it

Author

Alexander Pope
Source
An Essay on Criticism
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1711 1710s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 626.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 626.