Please accept my resignation. I don't care to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.

Groucho Marx

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Topic

Social status Man as social animal

Author

Groucho Marx

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Comedian Actor

From

United States

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Citation

Marx, Groucho. Letter to President of Hollywood Club. c. 1949.

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There's no business like show business.

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Topic
Hollywood Show business
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Ethel Merman

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Irving Berlin
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There's No Business Like Show Business
Medium
Song
Genre
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Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Another quote about Man as social animal

Man is a social animal.

Baruch Spinoza

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Topic
Man as social animal Nature of man

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Baruch Spinoza
Source
Ethics
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1677 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. Ethica, Ordine Geometrico Desmonstrata [Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order]. 1677, pt. 4, prop. 35, note.

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Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
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Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.