A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself.

A.A. Milne

The Record Lie

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Thinking for oneself Quotations

Author

A.A. Milne

Source

The Record Lie

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Children's book author Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Milne, A. A. "The Record Lie." If I May. Methuen, 1920.

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I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

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Topic
Rivers Life experience Acquiring wisdom

Author

Langston Hughes
Source
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Medium
Poem
Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hughes, Langston. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." The Crisis, June 1921, I. 1.

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We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

William Ralph Inge

The Idea of Progress

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Animal cruelty Man and animals
Speaker
William Ralph Inge
Source
The Idea of Progress
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Inge, William Ralph. "The Idea of Progress." Romanes Lecture. 27 May 1920, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.