For truth is precious and divine
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

Samuel Butler (Poet)

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Value of truth Truth

Author

Samuel Butler (Poet)

Source

Hudibras

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1664 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Butler, Samuel. Hudibras: The second part. London: John Martyn & James Allestry, 1664, part 2, canto 2, l. 263.

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What in me is dark
Illumine, what is low raise and support;
That to the height of this great Argument
I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justify the ways of God to men.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic
Problem of evil Theodicy

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Source
Paradise Lost
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem Religious literature
Language
English
Time
1667 1660s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 1, I. 22.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, I. 22.

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The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

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Topic
Truth hurts Truth Willful ignorance Freedom

Author

Herbert Agar
Source
A Time for Greatness
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. Little, Brown and Company, 1942.