We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.

Carl Sagan

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Topic

Ephemeral nature of life Nature of time

Author

Carl Sagan

Source

Cosmos

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Astronomer Scientist

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. Random House, 1980, ch. 2.

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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.

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Topic
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P.D. James
Language
English
Time
1986 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

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Another quote about Ephemeral nature of life

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

Macbeth

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Topic
Absurdity of life The absurd Life as performance Ephemeral nature of life Life
Speaker
Macbeth

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Macbeth
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 5, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 5.