Man is a history-making creature who can neither repeat his past nor leave it behind.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

The past History The human condition

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

D.H. Lawrence

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "D. H. Lawrence." The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. Random House, 1962.

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Another quote by W.H. Auden

Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic
Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden
Source
Herman Melville
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

Another quote from the 1960s

For the loser now will be later to win,
For the times they are a-changin'.

Bob Dylan

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Topic
Change Underdogs Justice
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
Protest music Folk music
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

Another quote about The human condition

To be born is to be wrecked on an island.

J.M. Barrie

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Topic
The human condition

Author

J.M. Barrie
Source
The Coral Island
Language
English
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Barrie, J. M. Quoted in The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean, by R. M. Ballantyne. James Nisbet and Co., 1913, preface.