1896

Explore 24 quotes from the year 1896

It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes.

Joseph Conrad

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Topic

Mistakes

Author

Joseph Conrad

Source

An Outcast of the Islands

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Conrad, Joseph. An Outcast of the Islands. D. Appleton and Company, 1896, pt. 3, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Conrad, Joseph. An Outcast of the Islands. Penguin Modern Classics, 1975, pt. 3, ch. 2.

Women can't forgive failure.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic

Men and women Women

Speaker

Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev

Author

Anton Chekhov

Source

The Seagull

Medium

Play

Language

Russian

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Чайка [The Seagull]. 17 Oct. 1896, Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, act. 2.

Current Citation

Chekhov, Anton. "The Seagull." Plays, translated by Peter Carson. Penguin, 2002, act 2.

I would rather believe that God did not exist than believe that He was indifferent.

George Sand

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Topic

Existence of God Nature of God

Author

George Sand

Language

French

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sand, George. Impressions et Souvenirs [Impressions and Remembrances]. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1873, ch. 8.

So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Topic

Diversity of religion Kindness

Author

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Source

The World's Need

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wilcox, Ella. "The World's Need." Custer, and Other Poems. W. B. Conkey Company, 1896, I. 1.