Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.

Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

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Topic

Making the most

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Old Man and the Sea

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

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Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters.

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The Sun Also Rises

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Living life to the fullest
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Another quote from the 1950s

The best part of married life is the fights. The rest is merely so-so.

Thornton Wilder

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Topic
Conflict in marriage Marriage
Speaker
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Author

Thornton Wilder
Source
The Matchmaker
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wilder, Thornton. The Matchmaker. 4 Nov. 1954, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 2.

Current Citation

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Another quote of the following type Advice

Don't gain the world and lose your soul,
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.

Bob Marley

Zion Train

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Topic
Wisdom Love of money
Speaker
Bob Marley
Source
Zion Train Uprising
Medium
Song
Genre
Reggae music
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1980 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Marley, Bob. "Zion Train." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Uprising. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1980.