We have our Arts so we won't die of Truth.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Will to Power

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Topic

Art Truth

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

The Will to Power

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Der Wille zur Macht [The Will to Power]. Leipzig: C.G. Naumann, 1906.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Frederick. The Will to Power, translated by Walter Kaufmann and R. J. Hollingdale, edited by Walter Kaufmann. Vintage, 1968.

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In the true marriage relation, the independence of the husband and wife is equal, the dependence mutual and their obligations reciprocal.

Lucretia Mott

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Topic
Equality in relationships Marriage Men and women

Author

Lucretia Mott
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
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Citation

Mott, Lucretia. Spoken by Mott and written down by Susan B. Anthony. c. 1829.

Another quote about Art

In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt.

Alberto Giacometti

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Topic
Value of life Hypothetical situations Relative value Cats Art
Speaker
Alberto Giacometti
Genre
Biography
Language
Unclear
Time
20th century
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Citation

Lord, James. Giacometti: A Biography. Macmillan, 1997, ch. 44.

Another quote originally in German

Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century beings it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

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Topic
Nature of time

Author

Thomas Mann
Source
The Magic Mountain
Medium
Novel
Language
German
Time
1924 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Mann, Thomas. Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain]. S. Fischer Verlag, 1924, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Everyman's Library, 2005, ch. 5.