If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Topic

Small town life Cities Rural vs. urban

Author

Charles Caleb Colton

Source

Lacon

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: Or Many Things In Few Words Addressed To Those Who Think. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.

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Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value: and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Topic
Facts

Author

Thomas Babington Macaulay
Source
History Edinburgh Review
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1828 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Macaulay, Thomas Babington. "History." Edinburgh Review, May 1828.