Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had?

Henry James

North American Review

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Topic

Carpe diem Living life to the fullest Life

Speaker

Lewis Lambert Strether

Author

Henry James

Source

The Ambassadors North American Review

Medium

Novel Magazine

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

James, Henry. "The Ambassadors." North American Review, 1903.

Current Citation

James, Henry. The Ambassadors, edited by Christopher Butler. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 5.

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Citation

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Source
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Time
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Citation

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Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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