A pity beyond all telling
Is hid in the heart of love.

W.B. Yeats

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Topic

Love and pain Love

Author

W.B. Yeats

Source

The Pity of Love

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Pity of Love." The Rose. 1893.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Pity of Love." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Topic
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1920.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote from the 1890s

When a man spends the least possible number of movements over one definite action, that is grace.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic
Grace

Author

Anton Chekhov
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Definition
Language
Russian
Time
1899 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Letter to Alexi Peshkov (Maxim Gorky). 3 Jan. 1899.

Current Citation

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Another quote about Love

For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.

Pali Tipitaka

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Topic
Love and hate Hate Love
Source
Pali Tipitaka
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Sanskrit
Time
100 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC
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Original Citation

Pali Tipitaka. c. 100 BC, Khuddaka Nikaya, Dhammapada v. 5.

Current Citation

Meghaprasara, Matthew. New Guide to the Tipitaka. Sangha of Books, 2013, Dhammapada v. 5.