Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

Bertolt Brecht

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Topic

Fear of death Death Living life to the fullest Life

Speaker

Pelagea Vlasova, the Mother

Author

Bertolt Brecht

Source

The Mother

Medium

Play

Statement Type

Advice

Language

German

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Brecht, Bertolt. Die Mutter. Leben der Revolutionärin Pelagea Wlassowa aus Twer [The Mother]. 1931.

Current Citation

Brecht, Bertolt. The Mother. Grove P, 1994.

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Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?

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Medium
Film
Genre
Animation (film) Fantasy (film) Animation Fantasy
Language
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Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Another quote about Life

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Vincent Van Gogh

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Source
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Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Question
Language
Dutch
Time
1881 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
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Van Gogh, Vincent. "Letter to Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Thursday, 29 December 1881."

Current Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. "Letter to Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Thursday, 29 December 1881." Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent van Gogh. Plume, 1995.

Another quote originally in German

War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Karl Von Clausewitz

On War

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Topic
Nature of war War

Author

Karl Von Clausewitz
Source
On War
Genre
Political literature
Language
German
Time
1833 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
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Clausewitz, Karl. Vom Kriege [On War]. Berlin: Ferdinand Dummler, 1832, ch. 1, pt. 1, sect. 24.

Current Citation

Clausewitz, Carl. On War. Translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. Everyman's Library, 1993, ch. 1, pt. 1, sect. 1.

Another quote of the following type Advice

When the Sunne shineth make hay.

John Heywood

Proverbs (Heywood)

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Opportune time Opportunities

Author

John Heywood
Source
Proverbs (Heywood)
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Advice
Language
English
Time
1546 1540s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heywood, John. The Proverbs of John Heywood. 1546, pt. 1, ch. 3.