Two souls dwell, alas! in my breast.

Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust

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Topic

Divided self

Speaker

Faust

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Source

Faust

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Tragedy

Language

German

Time

1808 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "Vor dem Thor [Before the Gate]." Faust. Eine Tragödie [Faust: A Tragedy]. Tübingen: J. G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung, 1808.

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There is a strong shadow where there is much light.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic
Light and shadow Contrasts Yin and yang
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Gotz von Berlichingen

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
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Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Gotz von Berlichingen. 1773, act 1.

Another quote from the 1800s

It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Judicial supremacy Separation of powers Constitutional theory Legal theory

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John Marshall
Source
Marbury v. Madison
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1803 1800s 19th century
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Citation

Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

Another quote originally in German

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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Limits of language Language

Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein
Source
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1921 1920s 20th century
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig. "Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung [Logical-Philosophical Treatise]." Annalen der Naturphilosophie [Annales of Natural Philosophy], 1921.

Current Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, translated by Michael Beaney. Oxford University Press, 2023.