All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.

John Ruskin

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Books

Author

John Ruskin

Source

Sesame and Lilies

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Ruskin, John. "Of Kings Treasures." Sesame and Lilies. 1864, Manchester, UK.

Current Citation

Ruskin, John. Sesame and Lilies. The Works of John Ruskin, edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn. Vol. 18, Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.

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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Annual Message to Congress." 1 Dec. 1862, US Congress, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

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When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

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Time
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Another quote from 1864

Man is everywhere a disturbing agent. Wherever he plants his foot, the harmonies of nature are turned to discords.

George Perkins Marsh

Man and Nature

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George Perkins Marsh
Source
Man and Nature
Language
English
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Marsh, George Perkins. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action. New York: Charles Scribner, 1864, ch. 1.

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