If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

O. Henry

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Topic

Women Men and women

Author

O. Henry

Source

Memoirs of a Yellow Dog

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United States

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Citation

O. Henry. "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog." The Four Million: A Collection of Short Stories. McClure, Phillips & Co., 1906.

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The philosophy which is so important in each of us is not a technical matter; it is our more or less dumb sense of what life honestly and deeply means. It is only partly got from books; it is our individual way of just seeing and feeling the total push and pressure of the cosmos.

William James

Pragmatism

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Topic
Worldview Meaning of life

Author

William James
Source
Pragmatism
Genre
Philosophical speech
Language
English
Time
1906 1900s 20th century
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Original Citation

James, William. "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy." Nov. 1906, Lowell Institute, Boston, MA, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

James, William. "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy." Pragmatism. Dover Publications, 2018.

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Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever,
One foot in sea and one on shore,
To one thing constant never.

William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

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Topic
Flaws of men Nature of men Men and women Infidelity Relationships
Speaker
Balthasar

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Much Ado About Nothing
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1600 1600s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Much Ado About Nothing. London: Andrew Wise and William Aspley, 1600, act 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Much Ado About Nothing." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.