Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Georges Braque

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Topic

Truth and lies Truth Lies

Author

Georges Braque

Source

Journals of Georges Braque

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Braque, Georges. Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917-52. Gallimard, 1952.

Current Citation

Braque, Georges. Illustrated Notebooks: 1917-1955, translated by Stanley Appelbaum. Dover Publications, 1971.

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A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

Albert Camus

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Modern life

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Albert Camus
Source
The Fall
Medium
Novel
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

Another quote about Truth

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Topic
Knowing the truth Truth Limits of reason Intuition

Author

Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1670 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 1.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 1.

Another quote originally in French

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Little Prince

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Topic
What really matters The heart Perception Reason and emotion
Speaker
Fox

Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Source
The Little Prince
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Citation

De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. Le Petit Prince [The Little Prince]. Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943, ch. 21.