Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Georges Braque

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Topic

Truth and lies Truth Lies

Author

Georges Braque

Source

Journals of Georges Braque

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Braque, Georges. Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917-52. Gallimard, 1952.

Current Citation

Braque, Georges. Illustrated Notebooks: 1917-1955, translated by Stanley Appelbaum. Dover Publications, 1971.

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Another quote from the 1950s

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

Theodor Adorno

Minima Moralia

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Topic
Vulnerability Love

Author

Theodor Adorno
Source
Minima Moralia
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Original Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschädigten Leben [Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life]. Suhrkamp Verlag, 1951.

Current Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life, translated by E. F. N. Jephcott. Verso, 2020.

Another quote about Truth

Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

John 18:38

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Topic
Truth
Speaker
Pontius Pilate
Source
Gospel of John The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 18:38).

Another quote originally in French

A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Topic
Modern life

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Fall
Medium
Novel
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.