But perhaps the universe is suspended on the tooth of some monster.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic

Nature of the universe The universe

Author

Anton Chekhov

Medium

Personal journal

Language

Russian

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

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Writer

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Russia Europe

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Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Personal notebook entry. c. 1904.

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

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Optimism

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Topic
Overcoming adversity

Author

Helen Keller
Source
Optimism
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1903 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Keller, Helen. Optimism. T. Y. Crowell and Company, 1903, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Keller, Helen. "Optimism." The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays. Dover Publications, 2010, pt. 1.

Another quote originally in Russian

Man is a creature that can get used to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The House of the Dead

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Topic
Adaptability Nature of man

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The House of the Dead
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Definition
Language
Russian
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Записки из Мёртвого дома [The House of the Dead]." Vremya, 1860-1862.

Current Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The House of the Dead, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 1986.