Theory vs. practice

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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic

Selfishness Theory vs. practice

Speaker

Fitzwilliam Darcy

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Pride and Prejudice

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

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Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 16.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 16.

He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars;
General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer:
For art and science cannot exist but in the minutely organized particulars.

William Blake

Jerusalem

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Topic

Good works Serving others Theory vs. practice

Author

William Blake

Source

Jerusalem

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

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Original Citation

Blake, William. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. London, c. 1820, ch. 3, plate 55, I. 60.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008, ch. 3, plate 55, I. 60.