Work liberates.

Arbeit macht frei.

Anonymous

Words inscribed on the gates of Dachau concentration camp, 1933, and subsequently on those of Auschwitz.

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Topic

Work

Author

Anonymous

Medium

Inscription

Language

German

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Inscription. Appears over the entrance of various Nazi Germany concentration camps. c. 1940.

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Another quote from the 1940s

There are no atheists in the fox holes.

William Thomas Cummings

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Topic
Facing death God and war War
Speaker
William Thomas Cummings
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cummings, William Thomas. Quoted in I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos P. Romulo. Doubleday, 1943, ch. 15.

Another quote about Work

The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Topic
Vocation Work

Author

Logan Pearsall Smith
Language
English
Time
1931 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Smith, Logan Pearsall. "Art and Letters." Afterthoughts. Constable & Company, 1931.

Another quote from 1940

Always let your conscience be your guide.

Pinocchio

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Topic
Decisions and choices Conscience
Speaker
Jiminy Cricket
Actor
Cliff Edwards
Source
Pinocchio
Medium
Film
Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Pinocchio. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.

Another quote originally in German

Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the resurrection.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Psychological Remarks

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Topic
Saying goodbye

Author

Arthur Schopenhauer
Source
Psychological Remarks Parerga and Paralipomena
Language
German
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Schopenhauer, Arthur. "Psychologische Bemerfungen [Psychological Observations]." Parerga und Paralipomena. Vol. 2, Berlin: Druck und Verlag von U. W. Haan, 1851.

Current Citation

Schopenhauer, Arthur. "Psychological Remarks." Parerga and Paralipomena, translated by Adrian Del Caro and Christopher Janaway. Vol. 2, Cambridge University Press, 2017.