I would rather believe that God did not exist than believe that He was indifferent.

J'aime mieux croire que Dieu n'existe pas que des le croire indifferent.

George Sand

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Existence of God Nature of God

Author

George Sand

Language

French

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. Impressions et Souvenirs [Impressions and Remembrances]. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1873, ch. 8.

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God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well! Woman was God's second mistake.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Antichrist

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Women Men and women

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Antichrist
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1895 1890s 19th century
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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Der Antichrist [The Antichrist]. 1895, no. 48.

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Nietzsche, Friedrich. "The Anti-Christ." The Twilight of the Idols and Anti-Christ, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990, no. 48.

Another quote about Nature of God

The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.

J.B.S. Haldane

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Topic
Nature of God God and nature
Speaker
J.B.S. Haldane
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Haldane, J. B. S. Speech given to the British Interplanetary Society. 1951, London, England, UK.

Another quote originally in French

Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees.

Paul Valéry

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Names Perception

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Paul Valéry
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Zen koan
Language
French
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Valéry, Paul. Quoted in Robert Irwin: A Way to Look at Things by Not Forgetting Their Names, written by Adrian Kohn. c. 1982.