Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Beauty Gardens Disenchanted world

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 16.

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Another quote from the 1970s

Get up, stand up,
Stand up for your right.
Get up, stand up,
Don't give up the fight.

Bob Marley

Get up, Stand up

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Fighting for justice
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Bob Marley
Source
Get up, Stand up Burnin'
Medium
Song
Genre
Reggae music
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Marley, Bob and Peter Tosh. "Get Up, Stand Up." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Burnin'. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1973.

Another quote about Beauty

Beauty will save the world.

Adelaida

Quoted in The Idiot, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Topic
Beauty Salvation
Speaker
Adelaida

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Idiot
Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Идиот [The Idiot]." The Russian Messenger, 1868–69.

Current Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The Idiot, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volkhonsky. Vintage, 2003, pt. 1, ch. 6.

Another quote from the following genre Science fiction

Maybe Jesus was right when he said that the meek shall inherit the earth-but they inherit very small plots, about six feet by three.

Robert A. Heinlein

Time Enough for Love

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The meek

Author

Robert A. Heinlein
Source
Time Enough for Love
Medium
Novel
Genre
Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heinlein, Robert A. "The Tale of the Twins Who Weren't." Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.

Another quote of the following type Question

Who benefits?

Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Quoted in Pro Milone, by Cicero

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

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Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Roscio Amerino [In defense of Sextus Roscius of Amerina]." 80 BC, Umbria, Italy.