You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Vous savez ce qu'est le charme : une manière de s'entendre répondre oui sans avoir posé aucune question claire. 

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Charm Persuasion

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Fall

Medium

Novel

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Definition

Language

French

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

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What is a rebel? A man who says no.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Rebellion Revolution

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from the 1950s

It is both historically and biologically true that there can be no birth and growth without birth and growing pains. Whenever there is the emergence of the new we confront the recalcitrance of the old. So the tensions which we witness in the world today are indicative of the fact that a new world order is being born and an old order is passing away.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Circle of life Resistance to change Change
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Facing the Challenge of a New Age." First Annual Institute on Nonviolence and Social Change meeting. 3 Dec. 1956, Montgomery, AL, USA.

Another quote originally in French

To laugh is proper to man.

Francois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

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Topic
Laughter

Author

Francois Rabelais
Source
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satirical fiction Satire
Language
French
Time
1534 1530s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Rabelais, Francois [published as Alcofribas Nasier]. Les horribles et épouvantables faits et prouesses du très renommé Pantagruel Roi des Dipsodes, fils du Grand Géant Gargantua [The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of the Very Renowned Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes, Son of the Great Giant Gargantua]. Vol. 1, 1532, bk. 1, prefatory note.

Current Citation

Rabelais, Francois. Gargantua & Pantagruel. Dover Publications, 2016, bk. 1, prefatory note.

Another quote of the following type Definition

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Aldo Leopold

A Sand County Almanac

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Topic
Conservation Man and nature

Author

Aldo Leopold
Source
A Sand County Almanac
Medium
Essay
Genre
Nature writing
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Leopold, Aldo. "The Land Ethic." A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There. Oxford University Press, 1949.