You're on earth, there's no cure for that!

Samuel Beckett

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The human condition

Speaker

Hamm

Author

Samuel Beckett

Source

Endgame

Medium

Play

Genre

Modernist literature

Language

French

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Beckett, Samuel. Fin de partie. Directed by Roger Blin. Performed by Roger Blin, Jean Martin, Georges Adet, and Christine Tsingos. 3 Apr. 1957, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, UK.

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Another quote from the 1950s

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas

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Topic
Old age Death

Author

Dylan Thomas
Source
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Thomas, Dylan. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Botteghe Oscure, 1951.

Another quote about The human condition

He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Jesus

Matthew 5:45

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Topic
The human condition Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:45).

Another quote originally in French

In the misfortune of our best friends we often find something that is not displeasing.

François de La Rochefoucauld

Reflections

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Topic
Schadenfreude Friends

Author

François de La Rochefoucauld
Source
Reflections
Medium
Epigram
Language
French
Time
1678 1670s 17th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

Current Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.