All words are pegs to hang ideas on.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Topic

Language Words

Author

Henry Ward Beecher

Language

English

Time

1887 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman Abolitionist

From

United States

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Citation

Beecher, Henry Ward. "The Human Mind." Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. D. Appleton and Company, 1887.

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One can live for years sometimes, without living at all, and then all life comes crowding into a single hour.

Oscar Wilde

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Topic
Life The human condition
Speaker
Ivan the Czar

Author

Oscar Wilde
Source
Vera, or The Nihilists
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragic play
Language
English
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. Vera; or, The Nihilists. London: Ranken & Co., 1880, act 4.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Vera; or, The Nihilists." The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Vera; or The Nihilist and Lady Windermere's Fan, edited by Josephine M. Guy. Vol. 11, Oxford University Press, 2021, act 4.