Of all the heavenly gifts that mortal men commend,
What trusty treasure in the world can countervail a friend?

Nicholas Grimald

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Topic

Value of friendship Friendship Friends

Author

Nicholas Grimald

Source

Of Friendship

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1557 1550s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Grimald, Nicholas. Of Friendship. c. 1557.

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The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Kautilya

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Topic
Friends and enemies Friends Enemies Allies

Author

Kautilya
Source
Arthashastra
Genre
Political literature
Language
Sanskrit
Time
300 BC 300s BC 4th century BC
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Original Citation

Kautilya. Arthashastra. R. Shamasastry, 1909, bk. 6, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Kautilya. Arthashastra. India Penguin Classics, 2000, bk. 6, ch. 2.

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To be or not to be—that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And, by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep—
No more—and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to—’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep—
To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Topic
Suicide The afterlife
Speaker
Hamlet

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

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