The inward gates of a bird are always open.
It does not know how to shut them.
That is the secret of its song,
But whether any man's are ajar is doubtful.

Hugh MacDiarmid

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Topic

Vulnerability

Author

Hugh MacDiarmid

Source

On a Raised Beach

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1934 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

MacDiarmid, Hugh. "On a Raised Beach." Stony Limits and Other Poems. Victor Gollancz, 1934.

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Another quote from the 1930s

You are pitiful isolated individuals; you are bankrupts; your role is played out. Go where you belong from now on-into the dustbin of history!

Leon Trotsky

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Topic
Russian revolution

Author

Leon Trotsky
Source
History of the Russian Revolution
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Russian
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Trotsky, Leon. История русской революции [History of the Russian Revolution]. Vol. 2, H. Atkinson, 1933.

Another quote about Vulnerability

I have been missing the point. The point is not knowing another person, or learning to love another person. The point is simply this: how tender can we bear to be? What good manners can we show as we welcome ourselves and others into our hearts?

Rebecca Wells

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

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Topic
Vulnerability

Author

Rebecca Wells
Source
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Wells, Rebecca. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. HarperCollins, 1996, ch. 31.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Great Estates may venture more;
Little Boats must keep near Shore.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic
Appetite for risk Taking risks Risk Rich vs. poor

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1751 1750s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1751.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.