There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

George Santayana

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Topic

Life and death The human condition

Author

George Santayana

Source

War Shrines Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Santayana, George. "War Shrines." Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies. Charles Scribner's Sons/Constable and Co., 1922.

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Topic
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Source
A Note on Dogma Proper Studies
Language
English
Time
1927 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. "A Note on Dogma." Proper Studies. Chatto & Windus, 1927.

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And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,
And thereby hangs a tale.

William Shakespeare

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Source
As You Like It
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 7.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 7.