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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Work

Author

Anonymous

Medium

Inscription

Language

German

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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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 is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.

Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus

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Topic
Suicide Purpose of life Philosophy

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Myth of Sisyphus
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. Le Mythe de Sisyphe [The Myth of Sisyphus]. Éditions Gallimard, 1942.

Another quote about Work

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Topic
Nature of art Making money Work Art and business Business

Author

Andy Warhol
Source
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 6.

Another quote from 1940

It is a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it: if you utterly decline to make do with what you can get, then somehow or other you are very likely to get what you want.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Getting what you want

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W. Somerset Maugham
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Maugham, William Somerset. "The Treasure." The Mixture as Before. William Heinemann/Doubleday Doran, 1940.

Another quote originally in German

We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

G.W.F. Hegel

Philosophy of History

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Achieving great things Passion

Author

G.W.F. Hegel
Source
Philosophy of History
Genre
Philosophical literature Historical literature
Language
German
Time
1832 1830s 19th century
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Original Citation

Hegel, G. W. F. Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte [Lectures on the Philosophy of World History]. c. 1830, University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Current Citation

Hegel, G. W. F. Lectures on the Philosophy of World History, translated by H. B. Nisbet. Cambridge University Press, 1981.