The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding.

Winifred Holtby

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Topic

Meaning of life

Speaker

Winifred Holtby

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Holtby, Winifred. Quoted in Testament of Friendship: The Story of Winifred Holtby, written by Vera Brittain. Macmillan & Co., 1940.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Le etre et le neant: Essai d'ontologie phenomenologique [Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology]. Librairie Gallimard, 1943, pt. 4, ch. 1.

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Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness, translated by Sarah Richmond. Washington Square Press, 2021, pt. 4, ch. 1.

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Always let your conscience be your guide.

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Topic
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Medium
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Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Pinocchio. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.