Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Le temps est un grand maître, dit-on; le malheur est qu'il soit un maître inhumain qui tue ses élèves.

Hector Berlioz

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Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz

Source

Letters of Hector Berlioz

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Irony

Language

French

Time

1856 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Composer Conductor

From

France Europe

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Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.

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Craik, Dinah Mulock. A Life for a Life. B. Tauchnitz, 1859, ch. 16.

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Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

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The Marble Faun

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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Marble Faun
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Time
1860 1860s 19th century
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni. Vol. 2, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860, ch. 24.

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun, edited by Susan Manning. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 24.

Another quote originally in French

To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

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Winning Taking risks
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Don Gomes, Le Comte

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Le Cid
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Corneille, Pierre. Le Cid. Dec. 1636, Theatre du Marais, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 2.

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Corneille, Pierre. "The Cid." The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion, translated by John Cairncross. Penguin Classics, 1976.

Another quote of the following type Irony

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.

Jane Austen

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 15.

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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 15.