I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at.

William Shakespeare

Othello

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Topic

Vulnerability

Speaker

Iago

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Othello

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1604 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Othello. King's Men, 1 Nov. 1604, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

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

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Another quote about Vulnerability

The inward gates of a bird are always open.
It does not know how to shut them.
That is the secret of its song,
But whether any man's are ajar is doubtful.

Hugh MacDiarmid

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Topic
Vulnerability

Author

Hugh MacDiarmid
Source
On a Raised Beach
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

MacDiarmid, Hugh. "On a Raised Beach." Stony Limits and Other Poems. Victor Gollancz, 1934.

Another quote from European Renaissance

Words pay no debts.

William Shakespeare

Troilus and Cressida

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Topic
Talk is cheap Words vs. actions
Speaker
Pandarus

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Troilus and Cressida
Medium
Play
Genre
Problem play
Language
English
Time
1603 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1603, The Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Troilus and Cressida." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Power of ideas Free exchange of ideas

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1813 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Issac McPherson. 13 Aug. 1813.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "Issac McPherson, Aug. 13, 1813." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.