To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.

Savoir n'est rien, imaginer est tout.

Anatole France

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

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Topic

Imagination Knowledge

Speaker

Fairy

Author

Anatole France

Source

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

France, Anatole. Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard [The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard]. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1881, pt. 2, ch. 2.

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Another quote from the 1880s

One can live for years sometimes, without living at all, and then all life comes crowding into a single hour.

Oscar Wilde

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Topic
Life The human condition
Speaker
Ivan the Czar

Author

Oscar Wilde
Source
Vera, or The Nihilists
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragic play
Language
English
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. Vera; or, The Nihilists. London: Ranken & Co., 1880, act 4.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Vera; or, The Nihilists." The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Vera; or The Nihilist and Lady Windermere's Fan, edited by Josephine M. Guy. Vol. 11, Oxford University Press, 2021, act 4.

Another quote about Knowledge

Where is the wisdom we have lost in
knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in
information?

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Wisdom Knowledge Information
Speaker
Chorus

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Rock
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Rock. 1934, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 1.

Another quote originally in French

I think, therefore I am.

René Descartes

Discourse on Method

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Topic
Nature of man

Author

René Descartes
Source
Discourse on Method
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1637 1630s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Descartes, René [published anonymously]. Discours de la Méthode: Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences [Discourse on Method: To Conduct Reason Well, and Seek Truth in the Sciences]. Leiden, 1637, pt. 4.

Current Citation

Descartes, René. Discourse on the Method, translated by Ian Maclean. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 4.