The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

Thomas Jefferson

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Past generations

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Source

Letters of Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John W. Eppes. 24 June 1813.

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Source
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 18.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 18.

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The man of talent is like the marksman who hits a mark the others cannot hit; the man of genius is like the marksman who hits a mark they cannot even see.

Arthur Schopenhauer

The World as Will and Idea

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Source
The World as Will and Idea
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1819 1810s 19th century
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Original Citation

Schopenhauer, Arthur. Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung [The World as Will and Imagination]. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1819.

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Schopenhauer, Arthur. The World as Will and Representation, edited by Christopher Janaway, translated by Judith Norman and Alistair Welchman. Cambridge University Press, 2014.