It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.

William Ralph Inge

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Topic

Aggression Conflict

Author

William Ralph Inge

Source

Patriotism

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Inge, William Ralph. "Patriotism." Outspoken Essays: First Series. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1919.

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God at bottom is nothing but an exalted father.

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Topic
Nature of God God

Author

Sigmund Freud
Source
Totem and Taboo
Genre
Sociology
Language
German
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Freud, Sigmund. Totem und Tabu Einige Übereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker [Totem and Taboo Some Similarities in the Soul Life of the Wild and the Neurotic]. Beacon Press, 1913, ch. 4, sect. 6. Originally published in Imago, c. 1912.

Another quote from 1919

I am a lover and have not found my thing to love.

Sherwood Anderson

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Topic
Looking for love
Speaker
Stranger

Author

Sherwood Anderson
Source
Tandy
Medium
Short story
Language
English
Time
1919 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Anderson, Sherwood. "Tandy." Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life. B. W. Huebsch, 1919.

Current Citation

Anderson, Sherwood. "Tandy." Winesburg, Ohio, edited by Marc K. Dudley. W. W. Norton & Company, 2023.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Topic
Power of literature
Speaker
Cardinal Richelieu

Author

Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Source
Richelieu
Medium
Play
Genre
History play
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1839 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy. 7 Mar. 1839, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.