I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.

N'attendez pas le Jugement dernier. Il a lieu tous les jours.

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Being present Life Judgment Day The human condition

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Fall

Medium

Novel

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

French

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

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Another quote by Albert Camus

Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die.

Albert Camus

The Sea Close By

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Acceptance of death Death The human condition

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Sea Close By
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.

Another quote from the 1950s

Cheese, milk's leap toward immortality.

Clifton Fadiman

The Complete Book of Cheese

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Cheese

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Source
The Complete Book of Cheese
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. The Complete Book of Cheese. Gramercy Publishing Company, 1955, introduction.

Another quote about The human condition

Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.

William Shakespeare

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Fate Mortality Passage of time Time The human condition
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Pericles

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1608 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and George Wilkins. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. King's Men, c. 1608, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Pericles." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

Another quote originally in French

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Reason and emotion Reason Emotions The heart

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 277.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchased in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats that you've spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life...but why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?

Trainspotting

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Middle class respectability Heroin Drugs Modern life
Speaker
Mark Renton
Actor
Ewan McGregor
Source
Trainspotting
Medium
Film
Genre
Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Trainspotting. Directed by Danny Boyle, Channel Four Films/Figment Films/Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, 1996.