Love's a disease. But curable.

Rose Macaulay

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Topic

Love

Speaker

Denham Dobie

Author

Rose Macaulay

Source

Crewe Train

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Macaulay, Rose. Crewe Train. W. Collins Sons & Co./Boni and Liveright, 1926, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Macaulay, Rose. Crewe Train. Virago, 2018, ch. 13.

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Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer.

George Santayana

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Topic
Doubt and skepticism

Author

George Santayana
Source
Scepticism and Animal Faith
Language
English
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Santayana, George. Scepticism and Animal Faith. Charles Scribner's Sons/Constable And Company, 1923, ch. 9.

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One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs.

Colette

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Topic
Lifelong love Love

Author

Colette
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Colette. Looking Backwards. Peter Owen, 1975.

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Bad herdsmen ruin their flocks.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Topic
Leadership Caring for others

Author

Homer
Source
The Odyssey
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 17, l. 246.

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 17, l. 246.