There is no love of life without despair of life.

Il n'y a pas d'amour de vivre sans désespoir de vivre.

Albert Camus

Love of Life

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Topic

Life Hopelessness and despair The human condition

Author

Albert Camus

Source

Love of Life

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

French

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. "Love of Life." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage, 1970.

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Another quote by Albert Camus

What is a rebel? A man who says no.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic
Rebellion Revolution

Author

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

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

Another quote from the 1930s

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
The mysterious Awe Wonder Creativity

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
What I Believe. Living Philosophies 13 Forum and Century
Medium
Essay Magazine
Language
German
Time
1930 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "What I Believe. Living Philosophies 13." Forum and Century, Oct. 1930, vol. 84, issue 4, pp. 193-194.

Another quote about The human condition

We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil; all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work, and, I will say, the love we give our fragile craft. We cannot maintain it half fortunate, half miserable, half confident, half despairing, half slave-to the ancient enemies of man-half free in a liberation of resources undreamed of until this day. No craft, no crew can travel safely with such vast contradictions. On their resolution depends the survival for us all.

Adlai E. Stevenson

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all people The human condition
Speaker
Adlai E. Stevenson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Stevenson, Adlai. Speech in Switzerland. Economic and Social Council of United Nations meeting. 9 July 1965, Geneva, Switzerland.

Another quote originally in French

Speak the truth and shame the Devil.

Francois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

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Topic
Telling the truth

Author

Francois Rabelais
Source
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satirical fiction Satire
Language
French
Time
1553 1550s 16th century
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Original Citation

Rabelais, Francois [published as Alcofribas Nasier]. Le cinquiesme et dernier livre des faicts et dicts héroïques du bon Pantagruel [The Fifth and Last Book of the Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Good Pantagruel]. c. 1564.

Current Citation

Rabelais, Francois. Gargantua & Pantagruel. Dover Publications, 2016, bk. 5, prologue.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

We need in love to practice only this:
Letting each other go. For holding on
Comes easily; we do not need to learn it.

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Topic
Relationships Letting go

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1909 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Requiem fur eine Freundin [Requiem for a Friend]. c. 1908.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. "Requiem for a Friend." The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell. Vintage, 1989.