Every positive value has its price in negative terms... The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

Pablo Picasso

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Topic

Pros and cons Yin and yang

Speaker

Pablo Picasso

Language

French

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Spain Europe

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Citation

Picasso, Pablo. Quoted in Life with Picasso, written by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake. McGraw-Hill, 1964, pt. 2.

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Another quote from the 1960s

People, people who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world.

Barbra Streisand

People

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Topic
Needing another person Interconnectedness of all people
Speaker
Barbra Streisand
Source
People
Medium
Song
Genre
Pop music
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Merrill, Bob. "People." Funny Girl. Composed by Jule Styne. 1964, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

Another quote about Yin and yang

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
Speaker
Gotz von Berlichingen

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
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Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Gotz von Berlichingen. 1773, act 1.

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.