The bodies of those that made such a noise and tumult when alive, when dead, lie as quietly among the graves of their neighbors as any others.

Jonathan Edwards

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Topic

Life and death Death

Speaker

Jonathan Edwards

Source

Procrastination

Medium

Sermon

Language

English

Time

1834 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Theologian Clergyman Christian

From

United States

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Citation

Edwards, Jonathan. "Procrastination or The Sin and Folly of Depending on Future Time." c. 1834. Sermon.

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He who doesn't see his lover's faults as virtues is not in love.

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Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Language
German
Time
1832 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Spruche in Prosa Maximen und Reflexionen [Sayings in Prose, Maxims and Reflections]. c. 1840, no. 843.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxims and Reflections, translated by Elizabeth Stopp, edited by Peter Hutchinson. Penguin Books, 2005, no. 843.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare

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Caesar

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Julius Caesar
Medium
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Genre
History (play) Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2 sc. 2.

Current Citation

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