Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic

Mercy Justice

Author

John Milton

Source

Paradise Lost

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 9, I. 77-78.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 10, I. 77-78.

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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

Blaise Pascal

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Topic
Reason and emotion Reason Emotions The heart

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 277.

Another quote about Justice

We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic
Civil rights Moral progress Progress Justice
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
Medium
Sermon
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution." 31 Mar. 1968, National Cathedral, Washington, DC, USA. Sermon.

Another quote from European Renaissance

The setting sun, and the music at the close,
As the last taste of sweets, is sweetest last,
Writ in remembrance more than things long past.

William Shakespeare

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Sunset Endings
Speaker
John of Gaunt

Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
History (play)
Language
English
Time
1595 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Richard II. 9 Dec. 1595, The house of Edward Hoby, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Second." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.