To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.

Savoir n'est rien, imaginer est tout.

Anatole France

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

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Topic

Imagination Knowledge

Speaker

Fairy

Author

Anatole France

Source

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

France, Anatole. Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard [The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard]. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1881, pt. 2, ch. 2.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Munger, Theodore T. On the Threshold. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881, ch. 1.

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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Another quote originally in French

France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.

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Topic
French Resistance World War II
Speaker
Charles de Gaulle
Source
To All French
Medium
Poster
Language
French
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. A Tous Le Francais [To All Frenchmen]. 3 Aug. 1940.