Property, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy. They had become a chain and a burden.

Auch das Eigentum, der Besitz und Reichtum hatte ihn schließlich eingefangen, war ihm kein Spiel und Tand mehr, war Kette und Last geworden.

Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

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Wealth as burden Downsides of wealth Wealth

Author

Hermann Hesse

Source

Siddhartha

Medium

Novel

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Writer

From

Switzerland Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hesse, Herman. Siddhartha. 1922.

Current Citation

Hesse, Herman. Siddhartha. Translated by Hilda Rosner. Bantam, 1982.

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Another quote by Hermann Hesse

Knowledge can be communicated but not wisdom.

Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

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Knowledge Wisdom
Speaker
Siddhartha

Author

Hermann Hesse
Source
Siddhartha
Language
German
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung [Siddhartha: An Indian Novel]. 1922, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha, trans. Joachim Neugroschel. Penguin, 2002.

Another quote from the 1920s

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

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Effects of the past The past The human condition

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Source
The Great Gatsby
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Closing lines Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, ch. 9.

Another quote about Wealth

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?

Jesus

Matthew 16:26

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The soul Power Wealth
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 16:26).

Another quote originally in German

Who strives always to the utmost,
For him there is salvation.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust

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Going for it Doing one's best

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Source
Faust
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Language
German
Time
1808 1800s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Faust. Der Tragodie zweiter Teil in funf Akten [Faust: The Second Part of the Tragedy]. 1832, act 5, Mountain Gorges.

Current Citation

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Faust: Part Two. Translated by David Luke. Oxford UP, 2008, act 5, Mountain Gorges.