On Earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Le paradis n'est pas sur la terre, mais il y en a des morceaux. Il y a sur la terre un paradis brisé.

Jules Renard

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Topic

Heaven and earth Heaven

Author

Jules Renard

Source

Journals of Jules Renard

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Renard, Jules. Journal entry. Dec. 1896.

Current Citation

Renard, Jules. The Journal of Jules Renard, edited and translated by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Roget. Tin House Books, 2017.

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Take up the White Man's burden —
Send forth the best ye breed —
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need.

Rudyard Kipling

The White Man's Burden

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Topic
Imperialism

Author

Rudyard Kipling
Source
The White Man's Burden
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1899 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The White Man's Burden." The Times, 4 Feb. 1899, I. 1.

Current Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The White Man's Burden." Rudyard Kipling: Stories and Poems, edited by Daniel Karlin. Oxford University Press, 2015, I. 1.

Another quote originally in French

I bend but do not break.

Jean de la Fontaine

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Topic
Resilience

Author

Jean de la Fontaine
Source
The Oak and the Reed Fables (de la Fontaine)
Medium
Fable and fairytale
Language
French
Time
1668 1660s 17th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

La Fontaine, Jean. "Le chene et le roseau [The Oak and the Reed]." Fables. Paris, 1668, bk. 1, no. 22.

Current Citation

La Fontaine, Jean. "The Oak and the Reed." The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, translated by Norman R. Shapiro. University of Illinois Press, 2007, bk. 1, no. 22.