Human life begins on the far side of despair.

la vie humaine commence de l’autre côté du désespoir.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic

Meaninglessness of life Hopelessness and despair

Speaker

Orestes

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Source

The Flies

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Sartre, Jean-Paul. Les Mouches [The Flies]. 3 June 1943, Théâtre de la Cité, Paris, France, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Sartre, Jean-Paul. "The Flies." No Exit and Three Other Plays, translated by Stuart Gilbert. Vintage, 1989, act 3, sc. 2.

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Winning isn’t everything...It’s the only thing.

Henry R. "Red" Sanders

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Topic
Winning
Speaker
Henry R. "Red" Sanders
Language
English
Time
1948 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Sanders, Henry R. Quoted in L.A. Times. 18 Oct. 1950. Originally spoken to the Quarterback Club. Luncheon. 1948, Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Another quote from 1943

There are no atheists in the fox holes.

William Thomas Cummings

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Topic
Facing death God and war War
Speaker
William Thomas Cummings
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cummings, William Thomas. Quoted in I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos P. Romulo. Doubleday, 1943, ch. 15.

Another quote originally in French

To be misunderstood even by those whom one loves is the cross and bitterness of life. It is the secret of that sad and melancholy smile on the lips of great men which so few understand; it is the cruelest trial reserved for self-devotion; it is what must have oftenest wrung the heart of the Son of man; and if God could suffer, it would be the wound we should be forever inflicting upon Him. He also-He above all-is the great misunderstood, the least comprehended.

Henri-Frederic Amiel

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Topic
Alienation

Author

Henri-Frederic Amiel
Source
Journals of Henri Frederic Amiel
Medium
Personal journal
Language
French
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
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Citation

Amiel, Henri-Frederic. Journal entry. 27 May 1849.