The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes.

Apprendre à voir, voilà tout le secret des études naturelles.

George Sand

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Paying attention Observation

Author

George Sand

Language

French

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. Letter to Madame Juliette Lamber. 7 Apr. 1868.

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The destiny of the colored American…is the destiny of America.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "The Future of the Negro People of the Slave States." Emancipation League meeting. 12 Feb. 1862, Tremont Temple, Boston, MA, USA.

Another quote originally in French

There is not a woman in the world the possession of whom is as precious as that of the truths which she reveals to us by causing us to suffer.

Marcel Proust

In Search of Lost Time

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Topic
Learning from suffering

Author

Marcel Proust
Source
The Fugitive In Search of Lost Time
Medium
Novel
Genre
Modernist literature
Language
French
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Proust, Marcel. Albertine disparue [Albertine Gone]. Paris: Gallimard, 1927.

Current Citation

Proust, Marcel. The Fugitive, edited and translated by Peter Collier. Penguin Classics, 2021.