The distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, however persistent.

Albert Einstein

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Nature of time Time

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

Letters of Albert Einstein

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Physicist Scientist

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Einstein, Albert. Quoted in Einstein and Religion: Physics and Theology, by Max Jammer. Princeton University Press, 1999. Originally from Letter to Michaelangelo Besso, 21 Mar. 1955.

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

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Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

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Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Genre
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Language
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Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote about Time

Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.

William Shakespeare

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Fate Mortality Passage of time Time The human condition
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Pericles

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William Shakespeare
Source
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1608 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and George Wilkins. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. King's Men, c. 1608, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Pericles." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.