Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Saki

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Topic

Hurting others Women Memory

Author

Saki

Source

Reginald on Besetting Sins

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Saki. "Reginald on Besetting Sins." Westminster Gazette, Sept. 1904.

Current Citation

Saki. "Reginald on Besetting Sins." Selected Stories of Saki. Everyman's Library, 2017.

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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Citation

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Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
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Topic
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Speaker
Queen Zara

Author

William Congreve
Source
The Mourning Bride
Medium
Play
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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