I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

Je meurs en adorant Dieu, en aimant mes amis, en ne haïssant pas mes ennemis et en détestant la superstition.

Voltaire

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Topic

Approaching death

Author

Voltaire

Language

French

Time

1778 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Voltaire. Note to his secretary, Jean-Louis Wagniere. 28 Feb. 1778.

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Problem of evil

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Candide
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 6.

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There is a strong shadow where there is much light.

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Light and shadow Contrasts Yin and yang
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Gotz von Berlichingen

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Gotz von Berlichingen. 1773, act 1.

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I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

John Paul Jones

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Sailing Taking risks

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John Paul Jones
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1778 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jones, John Paul. Letter to Le Ray de Chaumont. 16 Nov. 1778.

Another quote originally in French

The world began without the human race and it will end without it... Man has never-save only when he reproduces himself-done other than cheerfully dismantle millions upon millions of structures and reduce their elements to a state in which they can no longer be reintegrated.

Claude Levi-Strauss

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Human destructiveness

Author

Claude Levi-Strauss
Source
Tristes Tropiques
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Levi-Strauss, Claude. Tristes Tropiques [Sad Tropics]. Librairie Plon, 1955, pt. 9, ch. 36.

Current Citation

Levi-Strauss, Claude. Tristes Tropiques, translated by John and Doreen Weightman. Penguin Classics, 2012, pt. 9, ch. 36.