A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

Une phrase leur suffira pour l'homme moderne: il forniquait et lisait les journaux.

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Modern life

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Fall

Medium

Novel

Genre

Philosophical literature

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

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic
Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from the 1950s

We have two lives...The life we learn with and the life we live with after that.

Bernard Malamud

The Natural

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Topic
Life lessons
Speaker
Iris Lemon

Author

Bernard Malamud
Source
The Natural
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1952 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Malamud, Bernard. The Natural. Harcourt Brace and Company, 1952.

Another quote originally in French

Truly man is a marvelously vain, diverse, and undulating object. It is hard to found any constant and uniform judgement on him.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Topic
Contradictory nature of man Nature of man

Author

Michel de Montaigne
Source
That Men by Various Means Arrive at the Same End Essays
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "Par Divers Moyens On Arrive a Pareille Fin [That Men by Various Means Arrive at the Same End]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "We Reach the Same End by Discrepant Means." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.