Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic

Thoughts Inner life Nature of life Life

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1847 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. Aug. 1847.

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Montaigne; or, the Skeptic

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Topic
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Source
Montaigne; or, the Skeptic
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Montaigne; or, the Skeptic." Representative Men. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1850.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Montaigne; or, the Skeptic (1850)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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The more things change, the more they are the same.

Alphonse Karr

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Topic
Change

Author

Alphonse Karr
Source
Les Guepes
Medium
Magazine
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Karr, Alphonse. Les Guepes. Au Bureau du Figaro, c. 1849.

Another quote about Life

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Topic
Speed of life Passage of time Life
Speaker
Ferris Bueller
Actor
Matthew Broderick
Source
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Directed by John Hughes. Paramount Pictures, 1986.